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To link to UCSF workshop dashboard… http://tinyurl.com/ClinReas
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Goals How do you analyze clinical reasoning? How do you improve it? Moving past… – Dx = ↓ fund of knowledge – Rx = see more, read more
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Diagnosis ? Chief complaint History Exam Data
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Student Attending Diagnostic Accuracy Data Gathered
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Clinical Reasoning 1.Universal strategy. 2.Knowledge matters. 3.How knowledge is organized matters more. Problem solving: searching for a solution
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Patient Data History Physical Exam Laboratory Imaging Problem Representation Illness Scripts
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Dx 1. Data Collection2. Problem Representation3. Illness Scripts 4. Script Selection
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Illness Script Pneumonia History Physical Exam Labs Imaging Epidemiology ( Risk Factors ) Pathophysiology Treatment Illness course Memorable cases Recent reading Areas of ambiguity
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Context (Risk Factors) Clinical Features: (1)History (2) Exam (3) Test results Pathophysiology Treatments Typical illness course Memorable cases / anecdotes Recent reading / studies Areas of ambiguity (in the field) Areas of ambiguity (for you) Clinical “ pearls ” Pneumonia
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Content [edit] 1.Clinical Features a.History b.Physical c.Labs/Imaging 2.Epidemiology 3.Pathophysiology 4.Treatment 5.Illness Course
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Script Building Business First impressions Less is more Incremental Activate the script Select the script Distinguishing features
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Problem Representation I have pain “under my right rib” “after I eat” “on and off” “for the last 2 days” “really hurts”
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Problem Representation I have pain “under my right rib” “after I eat” “on and off” “for the last 2 days” “really hurts” Subacute intermittent severe post-prandial RUQ pain.
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Rib pain? Abdominal pain? On and off pain? Two days? GERDPeptic Ulcer Costochondritis Pancreatitis Biliary Colic Pneumonia MI UTI
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Subacute, intermittent, severe, post-prandial, RUQ pain Pancreatitis Biliary Colic Peptic Ulcer
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Problem Representation 1.Who is this patient? Demographics Demographics PMH PMH 2.What is the syndrome? Key features Key features 3.What is time course? Duration Duration Tempo Tempo 32 y/o healthy man severe, post-prandial RUQ pain subacute, intermittent C. Lucey. Coursera. 2013.
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Subacute intermittent severe post-prandial RUQ pain
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19 year old woman is brought to the emergency department…
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Step 4: Script Selection (Compare/Contrast)
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Fever JVP ↑ Hypoxia Cough Edema WBC ↑ Infiltrates
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Fever JVP ↑ Hypoxia Cough Edema WBC ↑ Infiltrates
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Fever Hypoxia Cough Edema WBC ↑ Infiltrates JVP ↑
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Prioritized DDx Degree of match: problem representation and illness script I. Likely++++ Ib. Can’t Miss variable II. Plausible++ III. Unlikely+ C. Lucey APDIM 2001
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Dx 1. Data Collection2. Problem Representation3. Illness Scripts 4. Script Selection
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Group 1: scenario 1 Group 2: scenario 2 Group 3: scenario 3 To Do: What is the Educational Diagnosis? – Use 4 steps What is the Educational Plan?
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1.His/her data collection is…. (fine) 2.His problem representation is … 3.His illness scripts are… 4.His script selection is… My educational strategy is to ….
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Case 1 42 year old man with acute left knee pain…
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Building a script Septic Arthritis ? Time course Sudden Site Single Joint Exam Febrile, unable to range joint Severity Severe Epi Abnl joint, bacteremia, portal of entry
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Building a script Septic Arthritis Septic Prepatellar bursitis Time course Sudden Site Single Joint Exam Febrile, unable to range joint Some febrile, intact but uncomfortable range of motion, bursa pain, erythema Severity Severe Epi Abnl joint, bacteremia, portal of entry Recent trauma, compression
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Building a script Septic Arthritis Septic Prepatellar bursitis Time course Sudden Site Single Joint Exam Febrile, unable to move joint Some febrile, intact but uncomfortable range of motion, bursa pain, erythema Severity Severe Epi Abnl joint, bacteremia, portal of entry Recent trauma, friction Our patient (problem representation) “ acute ” “left knee” “ in the front of the joint… preserved range of motion ” Severe laying down carpet, playing on floor
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Case 2 Post-operative rounds…
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Prioritized DDx Match between problem representation and illness script I. Likely++++ Ib. Can’t Miss variable II. Plausible++ III. Unlikely+
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Data Problem Representation DDx Data 67 year old woman Hysterectomy 4 hours ago DM HTN Elevated LFTs HR 105 BP 92/50 Hg 13.9 9.4 Normal EKG I/O +3 liters Afebrile Incision OK Abdominal distention Problem representation Post-op (hours) hysterectomy with abdominal distention, tachycardia, hypotension, and 4 gm Hg decrease. Differential Diagnosis I.Post-op intra- abdominal bleeding II. Perforation with pneumoperitoneum III. Decompensated liver disease with GI bleeding
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Case 3 36 year old woman with abdominal pain…
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Case 3 Gut: not bad. 1.Data collection: good. 2.Problem representation: pretty good (Although she didn’t mention tachycardia, EtOH, NSAIDs) 3.Script contents: hard to tell 4.Script selection: no, just a long list
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Prioritized DDx 34 year old woman with 2 days of epigastric pain and tenderness and vomiting I. Likely Gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, hepatitis Ib. Can’t Miss Ectopic pregnancy II. Plausible Pyelonephritis, cystitis III. Unlikely Inflammatory bowel disease
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Compare and Contrast Peptic Ulcer Disease Ectopic Pregnancy PancreatititsCholecystitisGastro- enteritis Pain (Location) epigastric Quality ache Radiation back Severity severe Timing constant Aggravate food Alleviate sit up Context EtOH or gallstones
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Diagnosis
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Your Next Teaching Encounter
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ModelPracticeAnalyze Problem Representation Compare and Contrast Prioritized Differential Diagnosis Your Next Teaching Encounter NoviceIntermediate Advanced
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SIDM Clinical Reasoning Toolkit www.improvediagnosis.org/ClincialReasoning
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