Sensible Medicine
JULY 5, 2023
I am also obsessed with our diagnostic reasoning biases. In this article, Dr. Adam Cifu To paraphrase Shaw and Hawking, “The greatest threat to diagnostic excellence is not lack of a diagnosis but rather the illusion of a diagnosis.” ” Bias distorts our perception and leads to errors in diagnostic reasoning.
Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Medical training introduced me to a whole menu of smells -- both diagnostic tools and reminders of times in my career. [i] It was an unremarkable admission, the kind of case that a medicine intern should be able to manage by October, the fourth month of internship. What made the admission memorable was that LT was lying in room 23.
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Sensible Medicine
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
He was a direct admission after an electrophysiologic (EP) study. They found a medication that made it harder to induce VT and sent him up to the medical floor for admission and monitoring with instructions to initiate that medication. During the study the cardiologists used electric impulses to induce VT.
Sensible Medicine
AUGUST 25, 2023
We read about diseases and their associated diagnostic tests and treatments. Diagnostic reasoning is supposed to my specialty. Diagnostic tests give you more than just a diagnosis. As part of her admission orders, I placed her on a “low salt, cardiac diet.” ” I was a little embarrassed.
Sensible Medicine
JULY 19, 2023
Deliberate practice during internship is probably even more important today than it was in the days before duty hour restrictions and admission caps. Ask yourself what you are doing to solve the problem that led to (or have crept up since) admission. For any test you order, what is the diagnostic hypothesis you are testing?
MedQuest College
APRIL 22, 2024
Understand the Role of a Sonographer Before pursuing a career in diagnostic medical sonography, it’s important to understand the role and responsibilities of a sonographer. Research Educational Requirements Most employers require sonographers to have formal education and training in diagnostic medical sonography.
Sensible Medicine
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Medical training introduced me to a whole menu of smells -- both diagnostic tools and reminders of times in my career. [i] It was an unremarkable admission, the kind of case that a medicine intern should be able to manage by October, the fourth month of internship. What made the admission memorable was that LT was lying in room 23.
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