PLAY IT LIKE SHERLOCK — PATTERN RECOGNITION AND DIAGNOSTIC RISK MANAGEMENT: USMLE, PLAB, AMC, MRCGP, FRACGP, CCFP, MD and Residents (MEDICAL BOOKS FOR ... CLINICIANS: BEDSIDE MEDICINE SERIES Book 2)

Come — Be the Sherlock Holmes of Medicine. See what others miss. Stay calm while others panic. Have you ever seen beautiful flowers scattered on a street? Each one is lovely on its own — yet together, scattered, they look almost ugly. But the moment you gather them, thread them into a bouquet, they become something breathtaking. Medicine is no different. Humanity has been collecting healing knowledge for thousands of years. The result? An ocean of information — vast, beautiful, yet frightening in its depth. When a patient walks in clutching their chest, you have only seconds to think. How do you navigate that ocean of knowledge in those few heartbeats? That’s where this book begins. Because gathering knowledge is not enough — you must learn how to seek it, shape it, and apply it. Much like Sherlock Holmes, the great diagnostician of fiction, the modern doctor must master the art of pattern recognition and diagnostic risk management — seeing subtle clues, avoiding cognitive traps, and thinking clearly amid uncertainty. This book is your framework for clarity, safety, and wisdom in clinical reasoning. A must-read for doctors, residents, and medical students preparing for USMLE, PLAB, AMC, MRCGP, FRACGP, or CCFP — and for every clinician who wishes to think more clearly, decide more safely, and practice more beautifully. Clinical heuristics diagnostic reasoning pattern recognition medicine diagnostic risk management clinical decision making bedside diagnosis red flags in medicine clinical thinking skills clinical pattern recognition book how doctors think diagnostic errors medical reasoning patient safety clinical judgment improving diagnosis medical logic medicine clinical intuition diagnostic thinking medical heuristics cognitive biases in medicine differential diagnosis for doctors case based reasoning in medicine medical training guide diagnostic accuracy doctor diagnostic guide medical cognition clinical analysis USMLE step 2 clinical skills USMLE step 3 reasoning USMLE diagnostic guide PLAB preparation book PLAB 2 clinical reasoning PLAB OSCE AMC exam preparation AMC clinical reasoning MRCGP CSA MRCGP AKT FRACGP exam guide FRACGP clinical reasoning FRACGP AKT CCFP exam preparation CCFP clinical decision making clinical reasoning for residents diagnostic thinking for general practitioners pattern recognition for general practice safe decision making in medicine how to avoid diagnostic errors medical red flags how to improve diagnostic accuracy how doctors make decisions probability in diagnosis Bayesian reasoning for doctors probabilistic thinking for clinicians clinical decision support understanding uncertainty in diagnosis safer medical practice clinical reflection for doctors diagnostic frameworks for clinicians case challenges in diagnosis case vignettes for medical exams clinical pattern puzzles for doctors reasoning at the bedside cognitive traps in medicine medical education for residents practical medicine guide evidence based reasoning applied clinical reasoning diagnostic strategy clinical frameworks for doctors clinical practice improvement doctor mindset development clinical mastery doctor as detective medicine and Sherlock Holmes Play It Like Sherlock Sherlock Holmes medicine doctor diagnostic intelligence clinical reasoning simplified diagnostic safety framework clinical confidence for doctors decision making under uncertainty medical cognition and bias critical thinking in medicine medical problem solving book reasoning under pressure cognitive shortcuts in diagnosis medical diagnostic guide clinical pearls for doctors clinical practice reasoning diagnostic wisdom doctor training book View Less