Diagnosis: Interpreting the Shadows (Paperback)

Pat Croskerry (author), Karen S. Cosby (author), Mark L. Graber (author), Hardeep Singh (author)

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Paperback 370 Pages / Published: 24/05/2017

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Synopsis

Despite diagnosis being the key feature of a physician's clinical performance, this is the first book that deals specifically with the topic. In recent years, however, considerable interest has been shown in this area and significant developments have occurred in two main areas: a) an awareness and increasing understanding of the critical role of clinical decision making in the process of diagnosis, and of the multiple factors that impact it, and b) a similar appreciation of the role of the healthcare system in supporting clinicians in their efforts to make accurate diagnoses. Although medicine has seen major gains in knowledge and technology over the last few decades, there is a consensus that the diagnostic failure rate remains in the order of 10-15%. This book provides an overview of the major issues in this area, in particular focusing on where the diagnostic process fails, and where improvements might be made.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN: 9781409432333
Number of pages: 370
Weight: 522 g
Dimensions: 235 x 156 mm

MEDIA REVIEWS

"This is the best writing yet by Croskerry, who has teamed up with other experts to write about the different elements that are key to the diagnostic process. This book is easy to read, and at the same time scholarly and well referenced. It offers much food for thought and really is 'must-read' for anyone interested in clinical reasoning, diagnostic decision making and how to teach medical students and doctors the HOW of thinking rather than just the WHAT."
-Nicola Cooper, Doctors.org, United Kingdom