University of Washington Family Medicine ARTE Module

Student Exercises - Asking Better Questions

Reformulate each of these questions into a form that is likely to lead to a better learning opportunity.

Question 1. Doctor, why didn’t you auscultate for abdominal bruits? At the University we were taught that the abdominal exam requires listening for bruits to find renovascular disease.

Exercise: How would you rephrase the question?

Question 2. Shouldn’t we get PFTs on this patient with a history of exercised-induced bronchospasm? Testing is the only objective way to assess current airway function.

Exercise: How would you rephrase the question?

Question 3. Why wouldn’t you prescribe birth control pills this patient? She is 18 years old and seemed well informed about her choices for contraception. Is that professional?

Exercise: How would you rephrase the question?

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