Patient Profiles and Case Historys
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The following is Chapter 2 from RC’s bestselling book:
“Chiropractic Physical and Spinal Diagnosis”
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Chapter 2: PATIENT PROFILE AND CASE HISTORY
If one had to sum up the doctor’s role in one term, it would probably be “decision maker”. In practice, decisions involving diagnostics, therapeutics, economics, and human relations must be made throughout each day. Every telephone call and every direct conversation entail decisions of one sort or another which can have far-reaching effects.
Part One: Case History Methodology
Every clinical procedure conducted is started because some decision had been made. The quality of the decisions made are determined essentially upon knowledge, experience, practice goals, data collection and retrieval, interpretation and clinical skill, and personal interest.
Practice Goals
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A lot of info here and some good key points. Its important to realize patients are Watching what you do, more than what you say
What we say is very important though
Thank You for the great article
What a great read. Thanks.