Biomedical Model

method of collecting and analyzing clinical information:

1. attending initially avaliable cues

2. formulating diagnostic hypotheses

3. gathering data relative to the tentative hypotheses

4. evaluating each hypothesis with the new data collected

5. arriving at a final diagnosis

rapid collection of the database, often compiled concurrently with lifesaving measures

when a patient comes into the ER with a Gunshot wound and need a ER database to establish history

the total of all the conditions and elements that make up the surroundings and influence the development of a person.

When a patient is in hospital room they are in a new environment.

When interviewing a patient make sure the environment is free from distractions.

1. a systematic approach emphasizing the best research evidence

2. the clinician's experiences                                       

3. patients preferences and values                              

4. physical examination, and assessment.                    

1. one used for a limited or short term problem

2. Concerns mainly one problem, one cue complex or one body system.

If a patient visits emergency care center for acute abdominal pain.

used to evaluate the cause and etiology of disease

focuses on the function or malfunctions of a specific organ system

a method of collecting and analyzing clinical information with the following components: ADOPIE

1. assessment               

2. diagnosis                   

3. outcome identifications

4. planning                    

5. implementation          

6. Evaluation                 

what the health professional observes during the physical examination by:

1. inspecting,  

2. palpating,   

3. percussing   

4. auscultating

what the person says about himself or herself during the history taking

patient states "my headache is getting worse" is and example of subjective data

a dyanamic process and view of health or

a move toward optimal functioning