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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 7/2017

01-07-2017 | Clinical Practice: Exercises in Clinical Reasoning

When the Script Doesn’t Fit: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning

Authors: Daniel J. Wheeler, MD, Thomas Cascino, MD, Bradley A. Sharpe, MD, Denise M. Connor, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 7/2017

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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
When the Script Doesn’t Fit: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning
Authors
Daniel J. Wheeler, MD
Thomas Cascino, MD
Bradley A. Sharpe, MD
Denise M. Connor, MD
Publication date
01-07-2017
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 7/2017
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-017-4018-x

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