Anatomy of diagnosis in a clinical encounter: how clinicians discuss uncertainty with patients

Anatomy of diagnosis in a clinical encounter: how clinicians discuss uncertainty with patients

Abstract Background Studies consider the clinical encounter as linear, comprising six phases (opening, problem presentation, history-taking, physical examination, diagnosis, treatment and closing). This study utilizes formal conversation analysis to explore patient-physician interactions and underst...

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Main Authors: Maram Khazen, Erin E. Sullivan, Jason Ramos, Maria Mirica, Mark Linzer, Gordon D. Schiff, Andrew P. J. Olson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Primary Care
Subjects:
Diagnostic uncertainty
Diagnostic utterances
Clinical reasoning
Qualitative methods
Primary care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01767-y

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