The chart below introduces how the 5QP works in both an art museum and a medical setting.
| QUESTIONS | ART MUSEUM SETTING | HEALTHCARE SETTING |
|---|---|---|
| WHAT DO YOU SEE? | Collect information by looking. | Collect information by history and physical (H & P). |
| DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING? | Add info from similar artworks, artists, experience. Acknowledge cognitive/affective resonances. |
Add info from similar cases. Acknowledge cognitive/affective resonances. Premature closure causes difficulties. |
| WHAT’S THE STORY? WHAT IS YOUR EVIDENCE? |
Interpret information to generate hypotheses. Identify visual elements to support hypotheses. Identify what may not be present. |
Interpret information to generate hypotheses (Differential Diagnosis). Identify evidence from H & P, labs to support hypotheses. Identify what may not be present. |
| WHAT INFO WOULD CONFIRM YOUR HYPOTHESES? | Ask questions to test hypotheses. Restate uncertainties. | Generate a plan to rule in or out diagnoses. |
| WHAT DID YOU OBSERVE ABOUT YOURSELF? | Critically appraise your interaction with the artwork and others. Consider your interpretation and notice the effect of your insights and assumptions. | Critically appraise your interactions with patient and others. Consider your diagnosis and notice the effect of your insights and assumptions. |