clinical decision making Flashcards
1
Q
What is pattern recognition
A
what diseases do i know that cause this pattern of clinical disease?
2
Q
Advantages of pattern recognition
A
quick, cost effective
3
Q
Disadvantages of pattern recognition
A
need limited differentials
depends on previous diagnosis being correct
risk of tunnel vision
4
Q
What is fishing?
A
Do bloods and get an answer
5
Q
What is the problem with fishing?
A
you can get significant pathology without biochem/haemat/urin changes
6
Q
Steps of problem based clinical reasoning
A
1) construct a problem list
2) define the problem
3) define the system
4) define the location
5) define the lesion
7
Q
What are the types of lesions?
A
DINT Development degeneration infection inflammation neoplasia nutritional trauma toxic
