Physicians revert to basic biomedical knowledge when faced with challenging clinical problems¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2007 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Studies of clinical reasoning find that physicians revert to use of basic biomedical knowledge when faced with challenging clinical problems. → Woods 2007

Evidence¶

Woods 2007¶

Woods, N.N., Brooks, L.R. & Norman, G.R. (2007). The role of biomedical knowledge in diagnosis of difficult clinical cases. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 12, 417–426. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-006-9054-y

q2 · i? · causal · r?

The article reports, citing prior clinical reasoning studies, that "physicians revert to use of basic biomedical knowledge when faced with challenging clinical problems." This is background attributed to other work, not a new analysis.

"studies of clinical reasoning have found that physicians revert to use of basic biomedical knowledge when faced with challenging clinical problems."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Prior Knowledge — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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