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How Doctors Think by Kathryn Montgomery, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
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How Doctors Think by Kathryn Montgomery, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
From Kathryn Montgomery
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From Kathryn Montgomery
How Doctors Think by Kathryn Montgomery, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Current price: $68.50
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How Doctors Think defines the nature and importance of clinical judgment. Although physicians make use of science, this book argues that medicine is not itself a science but rather an interpretive practice that relies on clinical reasoning. A physician looks at the patient's history alongwith the presenting physical signs and symptoms and juxtaposes these with clinical experience and empirical studies to construct a tentative account of the illness. How Doctors Think is divided into four parts. Part one introduces the concept of medicine as a practice rather than a science; part two discusses the idea of causation; part three delves into the process of forming clinical judgment; and part four considers clinical judgment within the uncertainnature of medicine itself. In How Doctors Think, Montgomery contends that assuming medicine is strictly a science can have adverse side effects, and suggests reducing these by recognizing the vital role of clinical judgment. | How Doctors Think by Kathryn Montgomery, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters