Reflect on how the documentation of these three elements of medical decision making – number of diagnosis(es) and/or management options, amount and/or complexity of data to be reviewed, and risk of complications, comorbidity, or mortality – positively impact the patient and the quality of the care received by the patient. Use examples
What will be an ideal response?
Students should utilize critical thinking in the answers, and may draw on all of the previously covered material in the text, including the history and physical examination (when appropriate).Answers should include, but may not be limited to:
· Identification of each of these three elements provide a holistic portrait of the:
i. presenting problem,
ii. potential diagnosis,
iii. methods utilized to definitively diagnose (or rule out) the presenting problem, as well as
iv. proposed treatment plan.
· Each of these elements are supported by the documented history and physical examination, both of which provide the clinical rationale that is the foundation for the identified medical decision making.
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