Domain Knowledge And Hypothesis Generation In Diagnostic Reasoning

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Domain knowledge and hypothesis generation in diagnostic reasoning. We aimed to study linguistic and non linguistic elements of diagnostic reasoning across the continuum of medical education. The case based reasoning diagnostic systems 99 100 extract knowledge from previous solutions to solve current problems. Arocha jf patel vl.

We performed semi structured interviews of premedical students first year medical students third year medical students second year internal medicine residents and experienced faculty ten each as they diagnosed three common causes of dyspnea. Novice diagnostic reasoning in medicine. Domain knowledge and hypothesis generation in diagnostic reasoning.

Experimental method subjects subjects were 51 novice and 73. For hypothesis 2 is that different levels of experience in the audit domain will lead to differences in the use of analogy in tasks such as hypothesis generation using analytical procedures. They were prompted to think aloud after presentation of.

An international journal of the society for medical decision making 1990 121. Domain knowledge and hypothesis genenation in diagnostic reasoning g. Subjects were given a clinical case presented one segment at a time on a microcomputer.

In the medical domain knowledge is organized in a hierarchy of the form observations findings facets diagnosis where facets are intermediate constructs related to diagnostic hypotheses. Durning sj artino ar jr. Patel medical decision making.

The role of domain knowledge in the process of hypothesis generation during diagnostic reasoning was examined. The techniques of propositionol analysis are used to examine the protocols of seven cardiologists in a task involving the diagnosis of a case of acute bacterial. Domain knowledge and hypothesis generation in diagnostic reasoning.