Asking Questions of a Patient to Begin Diagnosis
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Grades: 3 - 8
Video Description: Dr. Cynthia Wichelman, FACEP, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Director of Washington University in St. Louis Mini-Medical School describes how she starts to diagnose a patient by asking them questions.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Medicine-11**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Pair the video with an activity where students take on the role of patient and doctor. Have students create a reason for visiting the doctor by listing symptoms they are feeling and concerns they want to discuss with the doctor. Pair students off with one acting as doctor listening and asking questions and the other being the patient.
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
