The Clinical Approach: A Companion for the Practising Doctor

The practicing doctor faces a wide variety of clinical problems in his daily practice. This book provides a handy core knowledge base which permits the physician to make a proper analysis of the patient's symptoms. The book also emphasizes the need of history taking and physical examinations as powerful tools which can resolve over 90 percent of the patient's problems. A unique feature of the book is its emphasis on the role of the practitioner as a teacher who educates patients and their families for the promotion of positive health and prevention of sickness. The book covers a wide spectrum of patient care: primary and secondary prevention, curative, supportive and systematic treatment, and rehabilitation.