ABC of Clinical Reasoning (eBook)

Nicola Cooper is Consultant Physician and Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK John Frain is General Practitioner and Director of Clinical Skills, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, University of Nottingham, UK

Contributors, vi

Preface, vii

1 Clinical Reasoning: An Overview, 1
Nicola Cooper and John Frain

2 Evidence-Based History and Examination, 6
Steven McGee and John Frain

3 Using and Interpreting Diagnostic Tests, 12
Nicola Cooper

4 Models of Clinical Reasoning, 17
Martin Hughes and Graham Nimmo

5 Cognitive Biases, 22
Nicola Cooper

6 Human Factors, 27
Nicola Cooper

7 Metacognition and Cognitive Debiasing, 33
Pat Croskerry

8 Using Guidelines, Scores and Decision Aids, 39
Maggie Bartlett and Simon Gay

9 Teaching Clinical Reasoning, 44
Nicola Cooper, Ana L. Da Silva and Sian Powell

Recommended Books, Articles and Websites, 51

Index, 53

"Sound decision making is routinely cited as
a cornerstone of clinical practice. But what
techniques actually underlie this process,
and why does it ? all too often ? go wrong?
The answers to these questions, and more,
are provided by the authors of this book,
who have successfully compressed the
burgeoning subject of clinical reasoning into
a succinct and easily accessible textbook...

The text attempts to cover a lot of ground
for such a slim volume and occasional
sections seem a little cramped. The overall
effect, though, is to enthusiastically and
intelligently convey the importance of a so far
underappreciated yet vital aspect of clinical
practice.

Readers should not expect this text to
provide a complete summary of the subject
(a comprehensive bibliography is supplied).
Nor should they expect a single reading to
provide an instant remedy to deficiencies
in their own decision making because, as
the editors state, developing sound clinical
reasoning is a ?lifelong? task. With that in
mind, picking up this book would make an
excellent start."(BJGP Open, 24th February 2017)