You don't need to know the diagnosis the second your patient walks through the door. Your job is to build a list. What could this be? What doesn't fit? What do I need to rule out? What do I need to ask next? I think as new grads we put enormous pressure on ourselves to know the answer. 20 years into practice, I don't walk into every consultation knowing the answer. I start with possibilities. Then every question I ask and every test I perform should help move something up or down my differential list. That's clinical reasoning. It's not knowing everything. It's knowing what to do next when you don't know. And THAT is a skill you get better at with practice. 👇 New grads — what part of a consultation do you currently second-guess the most? A. Building your differentials B. Knowing what to ask in the history C. Knowing what to test D. Deciding what/how to treat E. Management & what to tell the patient Drop your letter below. 👇