ABC of Clinical Reasoning

The ABC of Clinical Reasoning covers core elements of the thinking and decision making associated with clinical practice – from what clinical reasoning is, what it involves and how to teach it. Informed by the latest advances in cognitive psychology, education and studies of expertise, the ABC covers:

• Evidence-based history and examination
• Use and interpretation of diagnostic tests
• How doctors think – models of clinical reasoning
• Cognitive and affective biases
• Metacognition and cognitive de-biasing strategies
• Patient-centred evidence based medicine
• Teaching clinical reasoning

From an international team of authors, the ABC of Clinical Reasoning is essential reading for all students, medical professionals and other clinicians involved in diagnosis, in order to improve their decision-making skills and provide better patient care.