Learning pathology: Difference between revisions

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*'''[https://www.google.com/ Googling]''' what you are looking for. You may add the word '''pathology''' or equivalent if results are too clinical or layman-oriented. Before even reading the title of results, first look at the URL. If it is from a reputable organization then you may proceed to check if the title is pertinent to what you are looking for, but if it is from an unfamiliar site then you should only proceed if you don't find a better source among your search results. On such unfamiliar sites, you will need to look for additional proof of reliability such as authorship of the content in order to use it as part of any diagnostic decisions.

*'''[https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ ChatGPT]''' is useful in answering specific questions, or generating texts with particular content or format. However, don't make significant diagnostic decisions based on its answers without first verifying it with reliable sources, as it might give a false answer despite appearing confident.

You can generally rely on ~~books and~~ articles for presumably '''well-established''' topics (such as anatomy, and relatively common diseases). However, for potentially controversial and experimental topics, you generally need to ask yourself if the author has a conflict of interest before using its information for important decisions.

You can generally rely on online articles for presumably '''well-established''' topics (such as anatomy, and relatively common diseases). However, for potentially controversial and experimental topics, you generally need to ask yourself if the author has a conflict of interest before using its information for important decisions. In such cases, seek highly reliable sources, such as peer reviewed review articles, or professional organizations and societies.

'''[[Ask a colleague]]''' at least whenever your own memory or a resource search is not enough, and there is a significant risk that you may do something irreversible that will negatively affect a patient.

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 *'''[https://www.google.com/ Googling]''' what you are looking for. You may add the word '''pathology''' or equivalent if results are too clinical or layman-oriented. Before even reading the title of results, first look at the URL. If it is from a reputable organization then you may proceed to check if the title is pertinent to what you are looking for, but if it is from an unfamiliar site then you should only proceed if you don't find a better source among your search results. On such unfamiliar sites, you will need to look for additional proof of reliability such as authorship of the content in order to use it as part of any diagnostic decisions.
 *'''[https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/ ChatGPT]''' is useful in answering specific questions, or generating texts with particular content or format. However, don't make significant diagnostic decisions based on its answers without first verifying it with reliable sources, as it might give a false answer despite appearing confident.
-You can generally rely on books and articles for presumably '''well-established''' topics (such as anatomy, and relatively common diseases). However, for potentially controversial and experimental topics, you generally need to ask yourself if the author has a conflict of interest before using its information for important decisions.
+You can generally rely on online articles for presumably '''well-established''' topics (such as anatomy, and relatively common diseases). However, for potentially controversial and experimental topics, you generally need to ask yourself if the author has a conflict of interest before using its information for important decisions. In such cases, seek highly reliable sources, such as peer reviewed review articles, or professional organizations and societies.
 '''[[Ask a colleague]]''' at least whenever your own memory or a resource search is not enough, and there is a significant risk that you may do something irreversible that will negatively affect a patient.

Learning pathology: Difference between revisions

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