The Interactive
Patient Help File
Main Menu Help
After selecting the case number you wish to evaluate, the
Interactive Patient Main Menu will appear allowing the user to choose from
several options. Menu options available are History,
Physical Exam, Labs/X-ray and
Diagnosis. Click on Menu
Options for additional Help.
Important Note:
Clicking on 'The Interactive Patient' Logo will bring you back to the
appropriate menu.
Reminder:
"Studies of medical outpatient consultations show that 86 % of diagnosis
depends entirely on what the patients say, their own story. What doctors find
on examination adds a further 6 %; and technical investigations (x-ray, blood
test, etc) add another 8 %. "
Julian Tudor Hart citing Hampton JR, et al. Relative contributions of
history-taking, physical examinations, and laboratory examination to diagnosis
and management of medical outpatients. Br Med J. 1975;2:486-489. (found in
"Pediatrics")
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