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Intuitive Versus Analytic Clinical Reasoning

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Clinical problems vary in complexity. At one extreme are “simple” questions, such as “What is the body mass index of this patient?” or “Does she have atrial fibrillation?” The answers require examination, measurement, or calculation. At the other extreme are “complex” questions, such as “How should patients with asymptomatic gallstones be managed?” or “Should atrial fibrillation in a patient with a history of embolic stroke and gastrointestinal bleeding be treated by anticoagulants?” Answers to such questions require predictions.

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Benbassat, J. (2015). Intuitive Versus Analytic Clinical Reasoning. In: Teaching Professional Attitudes and Basic Clinical Skills to Medical Students. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20089-7_14

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