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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2021

01-07-2021 | Ascites | Exercises in Clinical Reasoning

Exercises in Clinical Reasoning: Digesting a Bloated Differential Diagnosis

Authors: Gregory Habig, MD, Michelle Hannon, MD, Daniel J. Minter, MD, Stephanie Moleski, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 7/2021

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In this series, a clinician extemporaneously discusses the diagnostic approach (regular text) to sequentially presented clinical information (bold). Additional commentary on the diagnostic reasoning process (italics) is integrated throughout the discussion. …
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Metadata
Title
Exercises in Clinical Reasoning: Digesting a Bloated Differential Diagnosis
Authors
Gregory Habig, MD
Michelle Hannon, MD
Daniel J. Minter, MD
Stephanie Moleski, MD
Publication date
01-07-2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 7/2021
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-06692-x

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