Clinical reasoning is a cognitive process by which clinicians diagnose illnesses and manage them and is considered as the primary determinant of clinical competence (Charlin et al. 2000). Over the past 15 years, research directed to better understand this complex, multifaceted skill has led to the consensus that clinicians generally use two types of approaches in clinical reasoning: analytical and non-analytical (Pelaccia et al. 2011). Non-analytical reasoning is a tacit, heuristic approach that is based on previous experience (Pelaccia et al. 2011). It matches a specific clinical presentation under consideration with previously encountered similar cues, signs and situations.
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