Intrinsic load | Task related | Number of information elements (eg, number of patients, number of tasks assigned) Interactivity of the information (eg, disease/therapy interactions, diagnostic uncertainties, treatment contingencies) Time compression Clinician's knowledge
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Extraneous load | Task unrelated | Design of the task (eg, single-channel communication, information split across time or space, redundant information) Internal sources (eg, preoccupied with personal concern, anxiety, fatigue) Physical environment: background noise, pages, lighting
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Germane load | Learning related | Conscious, effortful use of cognitive strategies to facilitate learning (eg, compare/contrast, activate prior knowledge, monitor understanding)
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