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Writing Case Reports Can Improve Seven Components in Clinical Reasoning
Toshinori Nishizawa1,2, Kosuke Ishizuka3, Yuki Otsuka4
1Department of General Internal Medicine, St Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
International Medical Case Reports Journal
|March 27, 2024
Summary
Writing case reports can be challenging for clinicians. This paper offers practical tips for crafting case reports that enhance diagnostic excellence, improving clinical reasoning and patient care.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Clinical Reasoning
- Scientific Writing
Background:
- Case reports are vital for medical knowledge but underpublished.
- Barriers include writing complexity, time constraints, and language difficulties.
- Less than 5% of Japanese generalists' conference cases are published.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide practical guidance for writing case reports.
- To promote diagnostic excellence among clinicians.
- To address the lack of literature on writing high-quality case reports.
Main Methods:
- Narrative review conducted by academic generalists.
- Discussion focused on enhancing diagnostic excellence in case reports.
- Leveraged unique perspectives from experienced clinicians.
Main Results:
- Identified a gap in literature regarding diagnostic excellence in case reports.
- Proposed a methodology for writing case reports that promote diagnostic excellence.
- Detailed essential points for case report writing categorized by clinical reasoning.
Conclusions:
- Case reports are crucial for advancing diagnostic excellence.
- The proposed methodology aids clinicians in writing impactful case reports.
- Strategies enhance daily clinical practice and diagnostic skills.
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