Question

In medical problem solving, two steps are key: generating hypotheses and then ruling the incorrect ones out based on data. one difference between experts and novices is how many reasonable hypotheses they come up with in the first place. from what you know about the contents of the skull, identify the five most reasonable hypotheses for this patient's increasing intracranial pressure.

Answer 1

Increased intracranial pressure may be result and symptom of several health conditions. 
The fmost reasonable hypothesis in this situation would be:
1. The patient might have a brain tumor.
2. The patient might have a blockage in his arachnoid vili and the cerebrospinal fluid might not be able to removed fast enough.
3. The patient might have swelling in his brain tissue
4. The patient's choroid plexus might be producing too much cerebrospinal fluid.