| Scripts and medical diagnostic knowledge: theory and applications for clinical reasoning instruction and research. | |
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PMID: 10693854 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Medical diagnosis is a categorization task that allows physicians to make predictions about features of clinical situations and to determine appropriate course of action. The script concept, which first arose in cognitive psychology, provides a theoretical framework to explain how medical diagnostic knowledge can be structured for diagnostic problem solving. The main characteristics of the script concept are pre-stored knowledge, values acceptable or not acceptable for each illness attribute, and default values. Scripts are networks of knowledge adapted to goals of clinical tasks. The authors describe how scripts are used in diagnostic tasks, how the script concept fits within the clinical reasoning literature, how it contrasts with competing theories of clinical reasoning, how educators can help students build and refine scripts, and how scripts can be used to assess clinical competence. |
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Authors:
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B Charlin; J Tardif; H P Boshuizen |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: 75 ISSN: 1040-2446 ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Publication Date: 2000 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-03-27 Completed Date: 2000-03-27 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 182-90 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. charlinb@meddir.umontreal.ca |
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Diagnosis* Education, Medical* Humans Logic* Research Teaching / methods Thinking |
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