Strategies for outpatient

I'm a resident starting to do outpatient work, and I have a few questions: 1) Do you have any tips for time management without trying to be rude/look too rushed? I often find that patients want to have a giant vent session about whatever stressors are going on in their lives, and it can be hard to interrupt them to ask basic questions about history, symptoms, med compliance, side effects, etc. Normally I'll try to let them vent for a few minutes before I get more aggressive with... Strategies for outpatient
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