title: A demonstration of clinical reasoning through a case of scrotal infection.
abstract: Clinical reasoning has been defined as collecting clues, processing information, and coming to an understanding of a patient problem, then planning and implementing interventions, evaluating outcomes, and reflecting on and learning from the process. Clinicians with effective reasoning skills positively impact patient outcomes.
authors.affiliation: The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Rebecca R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Cottrill
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018934:Fournier Gangrene / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult