Medical decision analysis : an application in hypertension.

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Kapernick, Robert Edwin
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1975-03Advisor
Giauque, William C.
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Richards, F. Russell
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A decision analysis was conducted on the specific diagnostic category
of hypertension to obtain optimal diagnosis- treatment procedures.
Emphasis was placed on the problem formulation phase of the decision
analysis. Twelve categories of sustained diastolic hypertensive
patients were selected for problem formulation. The problem formulation
had three diagnosis -treatment strategies: conduct laboratory tests
to investigate for surgically correctable causes of hypertension,
administer drugs to treat hypertension, and do nothing.
The problem solution phase of the decision analysis was conducted
in the environment of a military installation where the government was
the sole provider. Three patient decision-makers, representing six of
the twelve total patient categories, were used to analyze the three
diagnosis-treatment strategies. Decision analysis results were intuitive,
giving credence to the hypertension problem formulation and
the decision analysis technique.
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