Presenting Your Case: A Concise Guide for Medical Students

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
 The Importance of a Good Case Presentation and Why Students Struggle with It  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 1-8
 Organization of the Oral Case Presentation  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 9-22
 Variations on the Oral Case Presentation  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 23-38
 The HPI: A Timeline, Not a Time Machine  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 39-55
 Pertinent Positives and Negatives  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 57-71
 The Diagnostic Power of Description  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 73-81
 The Assessment and Plan  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 83-97
 Approaches to Differential Diagnosis  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 99-117
 Searching and Citing the Literature  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 119-126
 Adding Value to the Oral Presentation  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 127-144
 Teaching Rounds: Speaking Up, Getting Involved, and Learning to Accept Uncertainty  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 145-154
 On Pimping  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 155-165
 The Art of the 5-Minute Talk  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 167-176
 Future Directions of the Oral Case Presentation  (Clifford D. Packer)....Pages 177-186
Back Matter ....Pages 187-196