The nature of clinical medicine : the return of the clinician / Eric J. Cassell.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]

xiv, 329 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The goals of medicine -- A story about a patient with aortic stenosis -- What are facts in medicine? -- Clarify the chain of events that led to the present state : the case as a narrative -- The case of Myra Manner -- Examine your presuppositions and preconceptions -- Separate and examine the values at issue -- A question of judgment -- The patient, the doctor, and the relationship -- Observation, prognosis, and prognosticating -- Thinking in medicine -- Accepting the challenge.