Clinical Care For Lawyers (Medic0-Legal Practitioner Series)

Clinical Care is concern for, and interest in the well being of others,through monitoring health and, where appropriate, the treatment of disease. An understanding of the care of a patient from a clinical point of view is vital for anyone involved in clinical negligence litigation and this title provides an essential guide to the basic methods of medical, nursing and laboratory procedures. Clinical Care Is Concern For And Interest In The Well Being Of Others, Through Monitoring Health And, Where Appropriate, The Treatment Of Disease. An Understanding Of The Care Of A Patient From A Clinical Point Of View Is Vital To Anyone Involved In Clinical Negligence Litigation And This Title Provides An Essential Guide To The Basic Methods Of Medical, Nursing, And Laboratory Procedures. The Book Is Set Out In Three Parts. Part One Examines Health Service Organisation, The Basic Medical Sciences Of Anatomy, Physiology And Pathology, And The Different Systems Of The Body. Part Two Then Outlines The Methods Of Clinical Examination: Taking A History, Carrying Out A Physical Examination, Arranging Laboratory Tests And Performing Special Investigations Such As Endoscopy. The Importance Of The Nurse's Role Is Also Given Due Prominence And A Chapter On General Nursing Care Describes The Various Observations, Treatment And Ward Testing Carried Out By Nurses. The Final Part Of The Book Concentrates On The Three Post-examination Aspects Of Clinical Management: Diagnosis, Treatment And Communication. Detailed Descriptions Of Actual Cases, Together With Extensive Authorial Comment, Help To Illustrate The Concepts And Procedures Involved From A Medico-legal Standpoint. Provides a guide to the methods of medical, nursing and laboratory procedures. Clinical Care is concern for, and interest in the well being of others, through monitoring health and where appropriate, the treatment of disease. Understanding a patient's care from a clinical point of view is vital for those involved in clinical negligence litigation.