Khan / Ashraf Medical Analogies for Clinician-Patient Communication

Innovative Strategies for Improving the Clinical Encounter
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-87293-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 177 Seiten

Reihe: Medicine

Patient-healthcare worker communication is the cornerstone of an informed and patient-centered approach to healthcare. It is continually stressed throughout all aspects of medical training and practice, but this can be impaired by the myriad of medical jargon and complex pathophysiology required in explaining a patient’s condition. This book aims to provide a comprehensive reference of analogies which simplify and make the most common medical conditions that patients may question about or be afflicted with comprehensible. There is need for an efficient way to translate years of study and experiential learning from the doctor and healthcare professional to the patient. The book contains over 200 analogies that span across 19 chapters covering a wide variety of medicine specialties, including but not limited to cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, and more. Each chapter follows a consistent format: a condition is given, the analogy title for the condition is given, and then the analogy is explained in the body text. The authors took some of the most common encountered medical conditions and attributed them to digestible analogies that help bridge the gap between healthcare professional to patient. 
Medical Analogies for Clinician-Patient Communication: Innovative Strategies for Improving the Clinical Encounter  serves as a fruitful reference for anyone wanting to communicate profoundly with their patients without forfeiting brevity.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Khan, Muhammad Azaan

Ashraf, Gizem

Ashraf, Hamza

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Cardiology.- Dermatology.- Endocrinology.- Ear, nose and throat.- General practice.- Gastroenterology.- Haematology.- Infectious diseases.- Musculoskeletal system.-Nephrology.- Neurology.- Ophthalmology.- Paediatrics.- Peri- and post-operative care.- Psychology.- Respiratory.- Rhematology.- Women’s health.- General Surgery.

Über Autor(innen)

Muhammad Azaan Khan  University of New South Wales, SydneySydney, Australia Gizem Ashraf Monash HealthMonash UniversityClayton, Australia Hamza Ashraf Austin HealthMonash UniversityClayton, Australia