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Principles of clinical decision making--an introduction to decision analysis. A special communication. 1988

R M Shewchuk, and K T Francis

Division of Physical Therapy, School of Health-Related Professions, University of Alabama, Birmingham.

Physical therapists are becoming increasingly aware of the growing complexity of clinical decision making. The level of understanding and the sophistication necessary to diagnose, treat, and manage medical problems has increased concomitantly with the increase in new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The purposes of this special communication are to discuss the principles of clinical decision making and to present a hypothetical situation to illustrate a decision analysis process for choosing among alternative treatment protocols.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011336	Probability	The study of chance processes or the relative frequency characterizing a chance process.	Probabilities
D003657	Decision Making	The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.	Credit Assignment,Assignment, Credit,Assignments, Credit,Credit Assignments
D003663	Decision Trees	A graphic device used in decision analysis, series of decision options are represented as branches (hierarchical).	Decision Tree,Tree, Decision,Trees, Decision
D004550	Elbow	Region of the body immediately surrounding and including the ELBOW JOINT.
D006358	Hot Temperature	Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm.	Heat,Hot Temperatures,Temperature, Hot,Temperatures, Hot
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017679	Cryotherapy	A form of therapy consisting in the local or general use of cold. The selective destruction of tissue by extreme cold or freezing is CRYOSURGERY. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Cold Therapy,Therapy, Cold,Cold Therapies,Cryotherapies,Therapies, Cold
D052256	Tendinopathy	Clinical syndrome describing overuse tendon injuries characterized by a combination of PAIN, diffuse or localized swelling, and impaired performance.	Tendinitis,Tendinosis,Tendonitis,Tendonopathy,Tendonosis,Tendinitides,Tendinopathies,Tendinoses,Tendonitides,Tendonopathies,Tendonoses
D026741	Physical Therapy Modalities	Therapeutic modalities frequently used in PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY by PHYSICAL THERAPISTS or physiotherapists to promote, maintain, or restore the physical and physiological well-being of an individual.	Physical Therapy,Physiotherapy (Techniques),Group Physiotherapy,Neurological Physiotherapy,Neurophysiotherapy,Physical Therapy Techniques,Group Physiotherapies,Modalities, Physical Therapy,Modality, Physical Therapy,Physical Therapies,Physical Therapy Modality,Physical Therapy Technique,Physiotherapies (Techniques),Physiotherapies, Group,Physiotherapy, Group,Physiotherapy, Neurological,Techniques, Physical Therapy,Therapy, Physical