Approach to treatment in medicine

Question 1

4 steps to approach to diagnosis and managment

Answer 1

1. gather info
2. generate prob. list
3. DDx for each problem
4. action plan for each problem

Question 2

2 systems of thinking

Answer 2

1. non- analytic - fast and heuristic based

2. analytic - slow effortful thinking

Question 3

4 Ps in approach to diagnosis

Answer 3

1. Possibilitic - consider everything equally
2. probabalisitic - consider most likely cause first
3. Prognostic - consider most dangerous cause first
4. Pragmatic - consider treatable causes first

Question 4

2 ways experts perform better

Answer 4

1. larger knowledge base with better illness scripts

2. process data more efficiently

Question 5

what are 3 descriptive aspects of problem representation

Answer 5

1. tempral (acute/chron)
2. Qualitative
3. epidemiological

Question 6

3 reasons to process into medical terminaolgy

Answer 6

1. encourage precision
2. facilitate communicaiton/ comparison
3. help recall

Question 7

def. finding

Answer 7

raw unprocessed bit of medical info

Question 8

def. syndrome

Answer 8

collection of findings often found together

Question 9

def. disease

Answer 9

well-defined, specific condition

Question 10

def. comorbidity

Answer 10

disease or condition that patient already has at time of presentation with new illness

Question 11

2 times a DDx is generated

Answer 11

1. during data gathering

2. at the end of data gathering

Question 12

3 general categories of diagnostic tests

Answer 12

1. laboratory
2. imaging
3. special tests