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The Art of General Practice
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Professor John Murtagh
(DVD review)
There are some excellent text books on the
market, that teach general practice, but even
with arrows and careful line drawings, paper
based education has trouble depicting 'the art'
of general practice.
The art encompasses many things - how to handle
the patient during physical examination, how
to find and define underlying pathology, how
much pressure to apply, how much pain or discomfort
a patient should have to endure to determine
diagnosis, how to inject, and how to pick up
the facial, verbal and bodily signals that indicate
possible diagnoses.
The GP also needs to know, how to elicit the
needed information from the patient and how
to talk to the patient, not just in the words
said, but to convey respect, professionalism,
trust and empathy. This involves observing how
the patient walks, talks, reacts, and so much
more. It involves the personal interaction between
doctor and patient, and using physical examination
to determine the diagnosis.
In developing countries where doctors have no
access to modern diagnostic facilities, physical
exam and careful history taking may be the only
diagnostic tools a doctor has.
The art of general practice therefore becomes
the only real diagnostic tool, along with careful
history taking, that a doctor may have.
These simple and straightforward video based
educational series feature Professor John Murtagh
loved and respected throughout the world for
his excellent best selling text General Practice
and for his dedication to excellence in general
practice/family medicine in academia.
This volume focuses on physical examination
of the lower back, and the upper and lower limbs.
Examination includes where and how to inject,
and discussion on particular pathologies related
to the examination: e.g. sporting injuries,
carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoporosis and specific
pathologies of the spine and limbs.
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