In order to help you with differential diagnosis and treatment planning, you need to be able to collect relevant information from the subjective examination, and interpret it accurately to help your clinical decision making. 

Margaret and Ciaran cover:

  • What is clinical reasoning and why is it important?
  • Types of "thinking' in clinical reasoning (Type 1 and Type 2)
  • Problems encountered in the clinical reasoning process and different sources of 'bias in thinking.
  • Aims of the subjective examination
  • Purpose of specific questions in the subjective examination

Course Content

    1. Clinical Reasoning │ The Subjective Examination

    2. Handout

    3. Introduction

    1. Clinical Reasoning │ Video Presentation

    2. Cognitive Bias in Clinical Reasoning

    3. Clinical Reasoning Quiz

    4. Clinical Activity

    1. Knee Case Study

    2. Article │Screening for Serious Pathology

    1. Before you go...

About this course

  • $30.00
  • Learning time: 1 hour
  • Suitable for all levels

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course your will be able to:

  • Define concepts related to clinical reasoning (CR), what it consists of, types of reasoning strategies, and common errors encountered in clinical reasoning.

  • Differentiate between the specific aims of the subjective assessment and understand how by linking each question to an aim can assist with clinical decision making.

  • Analyse a subjective history case study to demonstrate application of clinical reasoning in determining a provisional diagnosis for a patient’s presenting complaint

Includes:

  • Handouts

  • Downloadable article

  • Case Studies

  • Clinical Reasoning exercise

  • Quiz

  • CPD certificates provided

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