How to Think Like a Neurologist: A Case-based Guide to Clinical Reasoning in Neurology by M.D. Meltzer, Ethan
M.D. Meltzer, Ethan . Unknown Year . English
How to Think Like a Neurologist flips the neurology educational narrative on its head and attempts to lift the veil of neurophobia to show how neurologists use critical thinking and clinical reasoning to diagnose neurologic diseases. This book aims to provide a practical representation of the modern-day practice of medicine, where the good clinical neurologist is no longer seen as somebody who somehow carries encyclopedic knowledge of every medical condition. Rather, they appropriately recognize and categorize findings, and then, having narrowed the possibilities, they do the necessary additional research in order to appropriately diagnose and treat the patient. This case-based volume focuses not on the diseases themselves, but rather on the clinical methods used to identify neurologic diseases, and the method is disarmingly simple. The cases in this book are a fascinating collection of oddities and rarities, but the diseases themselves in this book are merely the vessel through which clinical reasoning is taught. By the end of the book, readers are empowered with a foundation they can apply in their own clinical practice.
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About the Author
Dr. Ethan Meltzer is a neurologist at University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. He earned his medical degree from he University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He completed both an internship in internal medicine and residency in neurology through Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He also completed a fellowship in multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology at the Dell Medical School. Dr. Meltzer is a passionate clinician educator. He serves as the associate program director of the Dell Medical School Adult Neurology residency program. He works closely with learners of all levels, from undergraduate students to fellows. He has helped to rework the neurology curriculum, and his passion for resident medical student education led to the publication of his textbook, How to Think Like a Neurologist. How to Think Like a Neurologist flips the neurology educational narrative on its head from more typical "case-based" learning approaches. This case-based volume focuses not on the diseases themselves, but rather on the clinical methods used to identify neurologic diseases, and the method is disarmingly simple. This book is a practical representation of the modern-day practice of medicine, and in an era of value-based care and rising healthcare associated costs, highlights the bedside examination as the ultimate tool for delivering value-based care.
