The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Alcohol Abuse
David L. Simel, Will Yancy
Clinical Scenario
Topics Discussed:
alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence
Excerpt:
"A 35-year-old woman requests an appointment for a gynecologic
examination. Your nursing staff gives her the usual paperwork and
self-administered questionnaires while she waits in the examination
room. She fills them all out and gives a response of no to each
question. What questions did your patient answer? Do you know how
to evaluate her questionnaire? Could she be a problem drinker?..."
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