| Description |
viii, 246 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-238) and index. |
| 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. 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] |
| Contents |
Medicine and the limits of knowledge -- The misdescription of medicine -- Clinical judgment and the interpretation of the case -- "What brings you here today?": the idea of cause in medical practice -- The simplification of clinical cause -- Clinical judgment and the problem of particularizing -- Aphorisms, maxims, and old saws: some rules of clinical reasoning -- "Don't think zebras": a theory of clinical knowing -- Knowing one's place: the evaluation of clinical judgment -- The self in medicine: the use and misuse of the science claim -- A medicine of neighbors -- Uncertainty and the ethics of practice. |
| Subject |
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. |
| ISBN |
0195187121 (cloth) |
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9780195187120 (cloth) |
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