Cultural Competence
Chapter 20 Cultural Competence Clinical Case Problem 1: Battering Is Battering—Or Is It? A 27-year-old African American woman comes to the office to seek care for a badly sprained wrist….
Integrative Medicine
Chapter 19 Integrative Medicine Clinical Case Problem 1: “Are Those All the Medications You Take?” A 35-year-old white female schoolteacher presents to your office to establish care. She completes a…
Ethical Decision-Making Issues
Chapter 18 Ethical Decision-Making Issues Clinical Case Problem 1: Withholding Information from an Aging Patient An 89-year-old woman lives with her daughter and family. At times, the living arrangement has…
Palliative Care
Chapter 17 Palliative Care Clinical Case Problem 1: Depression Complicating Dementia You are called to the home of a 75-year-old patient with progressive dementia. He has become increasingly depressed and…
How to Break Bad News
Chapter 15 How to Break Bad News Clinical Case Problem 1: A 34-Year-Old Woman Just Diagnosed with Metastatic Malignant Melanoma You have just received the computed tomography (CT) scan report…
Physician-Patient Relationship
Chapter 16 Physician-Patient Relationship Clinical Case Problem 1: “I Trust the Doctor, but …” A 42-year-old man who has been your patient for 4 years comes to the office for a…
Domestic Violence
Chapter 14 Domestic Violence Clinical Case Problem 1: A 25-Year-Old Woman with Pelvic Pain, Low Back Pain, Insomnia, and Fatigue A 25-year-old woman comes to the office for a new…
Influenza and Other Emerging Diseases
Chapter 13 Influenza and Other Emerging Diseases Clinical Case Problem 1 A 73-Year-Old Man with Fever, Headache, and Myalgias You are called to see a 73-year-old boarding home resident with…
Diet, Exercise, and Obesity
Chapter 9 Diet, Exercise, and Obesity Clinical Case Problem 1 A 45-Year-Old Man Weighing 320 Pounds and Complaining of Fatigue A 320-pound, 45-year-old man comes to your office saying he…
Bioterrorism
Chapter 12 Bioterrorism Clinical Case Problem 1 A Disturbing News Report You are driving to your office after making hospital rounds and hear a news flash on the radio that…
