From: General practitioners' reasoning when considering the diagnosis heart failure: a think-aloud study
Information as presented in the case vignette | Content | Value |
---|---|---|
"Shortness of breath on level" | Dyspnoea | Positive (presence of finding) |
"Pathological R-progression on ECG" | ECG | Positive (pathology) |
"He has not had swollen legs" | Oedema | Negative (absence of finding) |
"Regular rhythm" | Rhythm | Negative (normality) |
"Relative heart volume 630 ml/m2" | Heart volume | 630 (numeric values as presented in the text) |