IN-CLASS TASK Mr. W. is a 63-year-old recently retired engineer with a history of irritable bowel...

 

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IN-CLASS TASK Mr. W. is a 63-year-old recently retired engineer with a history of irritable bowel syndrome that causes frequent diarrhea and rectal bleeding. His wife is a schoolteacher. In mid-December, he comes to the acute care clinic complaining about "not feeling good." You conclude he is having a recurrence of his intestinal problem? 1. What questions would you ask yourself to check this assumption? 2. How would you demonstrate that you are using the critical thinking attitude of "confidence in reasoning"? 3. Critical thinkers look for subtle cues. Which cues in this situation require follow-up? IN-CLASS TASK Mr. W. is a 63-year-old recently retired engineer with a history of irritable bowel syndrome that causes frequent diarrhea and rectal bleeding. His wife is a schoolteacher. In mid-December, he comes to the acute care clinic complaining about "not feeling good." You conclude he is having a recurrence of his intestinal problem? 1. What questions would you ask yourself to check this assumption? 2. How would you demonstrate that you are using the critical thinking attitude of "confidence in reasoning"? 3. Critical thinkers look for subtle cues. Which cues in this situation require follow-up?

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