CASE STUDIES IN PEDIATRIC SLEEP MEDICINE

STEPHEN SHELDON, DO, FAAP

GP 7Ortho 4MFT 8MD/DO 2

1.Diagnostic Cues1.Clinical problem solving begins with

Cues2.Cues general hypotheses3.Then Test each hypothesis

1.Inquiry design1.History2.Exam

1.Significant positive findings2.significant negative findings

3.Labs : usually used to confirm or deny

4.Diagnostic Closure: making a decision based on what we’ve learned

5.Treatment Closure: making a decision on what treatment to prescribe

2.Learning from solving problems1.Be willing to say you don’t know. that’s

how you learn.

Leave our egos at the door. Collaborate. But if you think you know, be able to justify your answer.