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What should I do next to work up this patient's problem?

As a physician caring for a patient whose problem is undiagnosed

I want to know what additional data I will need

so that I can arrive at the most likely diagnosis with the least possible cost (in terms of time, money, patient discomfort, etc).

Possible approach:

• capture the relevant data that is already known

• link known data to possible problems

• elicit a list of data points which may confirm or exclude the possible problems

Acceptance criteria:

• prioritize list of needed data according to diagnostic value vs cost

Contributors: Etienne Saliez, George Agyapong, Tim McLerran

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