Is There a Certain Process of Elimination You Use When Determining What Might Be the Cause of Certain Symptoms?
1:20
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 the diagnostic process a doctor uses when the patient first comes in.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Medicine-13**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- How does the doctor’s answer to the question influence students’ understanding of what a doctor does and the process they go through to diagnose a patient. What is additional information about the process they’d like to learn more about?
*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.
