Doctors' 'Gut Feelings' Defined

"Gut feelings" experienced by general practitioners (GPs) play a substantial role in their diagnostic reasoning process, but always in combination with analytical reasoning. Gut feelings can be separated into the sense of alarm and the sense of reassurance. Researchers worked with 27 medical opinion leaders to closely define the concepts, which will allow future research to evaluate the effectiveness of this "gut-compass."

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