IMreasoning - Clinical reasoning for Doctors and Students 23: Myths of the Physical Exam part 1
Dec 10, 2016
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Bayesian Reasoning in Diagnosis
- Bayesian reasoning helps assess the likelihood of a diagnosis based on various factors.
- Likelihood ratios are key to understanding how much a test result changes the probability.
The Moral Compass Test
- Nick and Art jokingly propose a test for moral soundness based on hair loss.
- They apply Bayesian reasoning to this example to demonstrate how likelihood ratios work.
Homan's Sign
- Homan's sign is deemed clinically useless for diagnosing DVT.
- Consider alternative diagnostic methods for DVT.