Management reasoning: beyond the diagnosis.

David A Cook; Jonathan Sherbino; Steven J Durning

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Management reasoning: beyond the diagnosis.

May 23, 2018

Cook DA, Sherbino J, Durning SJ. JAMA. 2018;319(22):2267-2268.

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This commentary reviews five differences between diagnostic reasoning and patient management reasoning, such as the changing nature of management over time and the team-based nature of the activity. The authors recommend areas of research needed to further understand patient management reasoning.

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