| Description |
viii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Introduction : rationality in an uncertain practice -- 1. Medicine and the limits of knowledge -- 2. The misdescription of medicine -- 3. Clinical judgment and the interpretation of the case -- 4. "What brings you here today?" : the idea of cause in medical practice -- 5. The simplification of clinical cause -- 6. Clinical judgment and the problem of particularizing -- 7. Aphorisms, maxims, and old saws : some rules of clinical reasoning -- 8. "Don't think zebras" : a theory of clinical knowing -- 9. Knowing one's place : the evaluation of clinical judgment -- 10. The self in medicine : the use and misuse of the science claim -- 11. A medicine of neighbors -- 12. Uncertainty and the ethics of practice |
| Summary |
"Although physicians make use of science, this book argues that medicine is not itself a science, but rather an interpretive practice that relies heavily on clinical reasoning." "In How Doctors Think, Kathryn Montgomery contends that assuming medicine is strictly a science can have adverse effects. She suggests these can be significantly reduced by recognizing the vital role of clinical judgment."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-238) and index |
| Subject |
Medicine -- Practice.
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Judgment.
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Medical logic.
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Medicine -- Decision making.
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Medicine -- Philosophy.
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Clinical medicine -- Practice.
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Decision Making.
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Judgment.
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Clinical Medicine.
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| LC no. |
2005040591 |
| ISBN |
0195187121 cloth |
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9780195187120 |
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