Bridget Coutts uses the example of a patient presenting with a severe headache to underline the skills needed in differential diagnosis
In education and practice, significant event analysis is used increasingly to reflect on and improve clinical practice. This article explores a significant event involving an out-of-hours patient consultation where the author’s decision-making skills were challenged by the complexities presented by differential diagnoses. The article describes briefly the clinical scenario, then explores in more depth the five domains of advanced clinical practice and their relationship to the event in question.
Primary Health Care. 24, 2, 26-30. doi: 10.7748/phc2014.02.24.2.26.e822
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 09 September 2013
Accepted: 16 September 2013
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