Practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded VITAMINSABCDEK mnemonic

Having an organized, structured thinking process is critical in medicine. It is through this thinking process that enables one to go through the method of history-taking, which will eventually lead to making a definitive diagnosis and all other processes that follow. The use of mnemonic has been...

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Main Author: Zabidi A, Zabidi Hussin
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Published: Dove Medical Press 2016
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description Having an organized, structured thinking process is critical in medicine. It is through this thinking process that enables one to go through the method of history-taking, which will eventually lead to making a definitive diagnosis and all other processes that follow. The use of mnemonic has been found to be useful for this purpose. The mnemonic VITAMINSABCDEK, is a convenient and practical way to assist in expanding the differential diagnoses and covers all possible causes of an illness. It is also easy to remember, as the vitamins whose letters are represented in this mnemonic cover the entire range of vitamins known.
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spelling usm-371612017-10-17T00:34:32Z http://eprints.usm.my/37161/ Practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded VITAMINSABCDEK mnemonic Zabidi A, Zabidi Hussin R5-130.5 General works Having an organized, structured thinking process is critical in medicine. It is through this thinking process that enables one to go through the method of history-taking, which will eventually lead to making a definitive diagnosis and all other processes that follow. The use of mnemonic has been found to be useful for this purpose. The mnemonic VITAMINSABCDEK, is a convenient and practical way to assist in expanding the differential diagnoses and covers all possible causes of an illness. It is also easy to remember, as the vitamins whose letters are represented in this mnemonic cover the entire range of vitamins known. Dove Medical Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/37161/1/%28Practical_way_of_creating%29_AMEP-106507-_042216.pdf Zabidi A, Zabidi Hussin (2016) Practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded VITAMINSABCDEK mnemonic. Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 7. pp. 247-248. ISSN 1179-7258 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853007/
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Zabidi A, Zabidi Hussin
Practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded VITAMINSABCDEK mnemonic
title Practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded VITAMINSABCDEK mnemonic
title_full Practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded VITAMINSABCDEK mnemonic
title_fullStr Practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded VITAMINSABCDEK mnemonic
title_full_unstemmed Practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded VITAMINSABCDEK mnemonic
title_short Practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded VITAMINSABCDEK mnemonic
title_sort practical way of creating differential diagnoses through an expanded vitaminsabcdek mnemonic
topic R5-130.5 General works
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