Table 2 Example of an SCT case with two questions
A 25-year-old, apparently sick female patient is presented to you in the emergency room by her boyfriend. She is complaining of nausea and severe pain in the right lower abdomen | ||
If you were thinking of the following diagnosis... | ...and then find... | ...then your hypothesis becomes... |
Acute appendicitis | Patient vomits in the emergency room | -2-1 0 +1 +2 |
Ectopic pregnancy | Acute, sudden onset of pain two hours ago | -2-1 0 +1 +2 |