title: Case-based clinical reasoning in feline medicine: 1: Intuitive and analytical systems.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This is Article 1 of a three-part series on clinical reasoning that encourages practitioners to explore and understand how they think and make case-based decisions. It is hoped that, in the process, they will learn to trust their intuition but, at the same time, put in place safeguards to diminish the impact of bias and misguided logic on their diagnostic decision-making.
  This first article discusses the relative merits and shortcomings of System 1 thinking (immediate and unconscious) and System 2 thinking (effortful and analytical). Articles 2 and 3, to appear in the March and May 2016 issues of JFMS, respectively, will examine managing cognitive error, and use of heuristics (mental short cuts) and illness scripts in diagnostic reasoning.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Science, B14, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia paul.canfield@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Canfield
authors.affiliation: Chipping Norton Veterinary Hospital, Banbury Road, Chipping Norton, Oxon, OX7 5SY, UK.
authors.forename: Martin L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Whitehead
authors.affiliation: South Penrith Veterinary Clinic, 126 Stafford Street, Penrith, NSW 2750, Australia.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3152, Australia.
authors.forename: Carolyn R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.affiliation: Centre for Veterinary Education, B22, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D002415:Cats; D000066491:Clinical Decision-Making; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000592:standards*