title: Medical information processing skills: guide posts to clinical assessment.
abstract: This is a review of the skills involved in processing medical information in order to solve medical problems. The review starts by describing recognized stages in problem solving then moves on to offer practical suggestions on how to obtain medical information, how to record it, and how to present it.
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authors.lastname: Joorabchi
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008499:Medical Records; D008606:Mental Processes; D010808:Physical Examination; D011340:Problem Solving; D014956:Writing