The Phenomenology of the Diagnostic Process: A Primary Care-Based Survey

Conclusions. The testing of specific disease hypotheses seems to play a lesser role than previously thought. Our data from real consultations suggest that GPs organize their search for information in a skillfully adapted way. Inductive foraging, triggered routines, descriptive questions, and hypotheses testing are essential building blocks to make a diagnosis in the generalist setting.

Source: Medical Decision Making - November 28, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Donner-Banzhoff, N., Seidel, J., Sikeler, A. M., Bösner, S., Vogelmeier, M., Westram, A., Feufel, M., Gaissmaier, W., Wegwarth, O., Gigerenzer, G. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research