Author(s)

Xurui Li, Hui Guo, Ning Xu, Jianguo Li^*

Department of General Practice, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China.

It is challenging for general practitioners to make a more correct diagnosis with the least instrument examination. How to make an effective diagnosis has always been an issue. In order to achieve this goal, a clinical symptom-oriented modular diagnosis scheme based on the concept of the process thinking and Murtaghs General Practice was developed for general practitioners. Five key steps according to the workflow of real reception patients by a general practitioner were promulgated in this design of a modular scheme, which is in line with the actual clinical setting. This thinking concept of diagnosis should help prevent missed and erroneous diagnoses and meet the actual needs of general practitioners.

General Practice Thinking, Procedural Thinking, Checklist

Li, X. , Guo, H. , Xu, N. and Li, J. (2020) Discussion on the General Practice Initial Diagnosis Model Based on Process Thinking. Open Journal of Internal Medicine, 10, 342-349. doi: 10.4236/ojim.2020.104036.