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Sensible Medicine

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. It was probably the medication.”

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Friday Reflection 31: Senses, Memories, and Medicine

Sensible Medicine

LT was an 80-year-old woman admitted to our inpatient medical team with gram-negative bacteremia. Medical training introduced me to a whole menu of smells -- both diagnostic tools and reminders of times in my career. [i] What made the admission memorable was that LT was lying in room 23. ” Share

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Why Attribution Bias Might be the Costliest Bias

Sensible Medicine

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.

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Friday Reflection 28: Four of the Things Patients Have Taught Me

Sensible Medicine

We read about diseases and their associated diagnostic tests and treatments. We listen to how they are affected by diseases, how they tolerate medications, how they describe symptoms, and what they have learned about a disease in their decades of experience. Diagnostic reasoning is supposed to my specialty.

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How to Begin a Career in Diagnostic Medical Sonography

MedQuest College

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. These images help healthcare providers diagnose medical conditions and monitor the health of patients.

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Advice for the New Intern 2.0

Sensible Medicine

The slide was meant for new medical student graduates about to start residency. 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.

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What to Expect After Medical School

Accepted Blog

For this section of our Med School Admissions: What You Need to Know To Get Accepted series, I’ll provide a brief rundown of what happens after you graduate from medical school. There will always be new procedures, new medications, and new lab tests to learn about. urology), while medical specialties (e.g.,