ABC of Clinical Reasoning

The ABC of Clinical Reasoning covers core elements of the thinking and decision making associated with clinical practice – from what clinical reasoning is, what it involves and how to teach it. Informed by the latest advances in cognitive psychology, education and studies of expertise, the ABC covers:

    Evidence-based history and examination

    Use and interpretation of diagnostic tests

    How doctors think – models of clinical reasoning

    Cognitive and affective biases

    Metacognition and cognitive de-biasing strategies

    Patient-centred evidence-based medicine

    Teaching clinical reasoning

From an international team of authors, the ABC of Clinical Reasoning is essential reading for all students, medical professionals and other clinicians involved in diagnosis