Thinking about diagnostic thinking: a 30-year perspective
Thinking about diagnostic thinking: a 30-year perspective
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DOI:
10.1007/s10459-009-9184-0
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发表时间:
2009-09-01
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4
通讯作者:
Elstein, Arthur S.
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作者:
Elstein, Arthur S.
This paper has five objectives: ( a) to review the scientific background of, and major findings reported in, Medical Problem Solving, now widely recognized as a classic in the field; (b) to compare these results with some of the findings in a recent best-selling collection of case studies; ( c) to summarize criticisms of the hypothesis-testing model and to show how these led to greater emphasis on the role of clinical experience and prior knowledge in diagnostic reasoning; (d) to review some common errors in diagnostic reasoning; ( e) to examine strategies to reduce the rate of diagnostic errors, including evidence-based medicine and systematic reviews to augment personal knowledge, guidelines and clinical algorithms, computer-based diagnostic decision support systems and second opinions to facilitate deliberation, and better feedback.