ABC of Clinical Reasoning

ABC of Clinical Reasoning explores how doctors and other healthcare professionals think, reason, and make decisions, highlighting the critical skill set beyond just knowledge. The second edition breaks down clinical reasoning into its core components, providing detailed exploration, including applications for clinical practice, teaching, and learning.

Informed by the latest evidence from cognitive psychology, education, and studies of expertise, this edition has been extensively re-written and updated. It covers:

• Key components of clinical reasoning: evidence-based history and examination, choosing and interpreting diagnostic tests, problem identification and management, and shared decision-making
• Key concepts in clinical reasoning, such as dual process theories and script theory
• Situativity and human factors
• Metacognition and cognitive strategies
• Teaching clinical reasoning

Authored by a team of experts, the ABC of Clinical Reasoning is essential reading for all students, clinical teachers, curriculum planners, and clinicians involved in diagnosis.

The ABC series is designed for quick information access, ensuring the best patient care. It remains an essential reference tool for GPs, junior doctors, medical students, and healthcare professionals.

With over 80 titles, this extensive series offers a quick and dependable reference on a range of topics across major specialties.

The ABC series is the essential source of up-to-date information for all practitioners and students in primary healthcare.

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