BookClifford D. Packer.
Summary: Medical students often struggle when presenting new patients to the attending physicians on the ward. Case presentation is either poorly taught or not taught at all in the first two years of medical school. As a result, students are thrust into the spotlight with only sketchy ideas about how to present, prioritize, edit, and focus their case presentations. They also struggle with producing a broad differential diagnosis and defending their leading diagnosis. This text provides a comprehensive guide to give well-prepared, focused and concise presentations. It also allows students to discuss differential diagnosis, incorporate high-value care, educate their colleagues, and participate actively in the care of their patients. Linking in-depth discussion of the oral presentation with differential diagnosis and high value care, Presenting Your Case is a valuable resource for medical students, clerkship directors and others who educate students on the wards and in the clinic.
Contents:
The Importance of a Good Case Presentation, and Why Students Struggle with It
Organization of the Oral Case Presentation
Variations on the Oral Case Presentation
The HPI: A Timeline, Not a Time Machine
Pertinent Positives and Negatives
The Diagnostic Power of Description
The Assessment and Plan
Approaches to Differential Diagnosi
Searching and Citing the Literature
Adding Value to the Oral Presentation
Teaching Rounds: Speaking Up, Getting Involved, and Learning to Accept Uncertainty
On Pimping
The Art of the Five-Minute Talk
Future Directions of the Oral Case Presentation.