Admissions Diagnostics Tests 
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
AUGUST 25, 2023
We read about diseases and their associated diagnostic tests and treatments. Clinical findings and blood tests hint at the diagnosis, but the only truly confirmatory test is a biopsy of the temporal artery – a small procedure but a procedure all the same. Diagnostic reasoning is supposed to my specialty.
Accepted Blog
APRIL 11, 2024
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. It also tests your ability to manage a patient.
Sensible Medicine
DECEMBER 13, 2024
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?
Minority Nurse
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
The nurse in the Medical-Surgical Unit suspects worsening respiratory distress, noticing that Mr. Salzo has become increasingly anxious and is moving about restlessly in bed during the admission assessment. Further diagnostic tests reveal that the mass is a malignant neoplasm.
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?
Prism Career Institute
MARCH 1, 2024
When learning about medical codes in the electronic health records course, make sure you pay special attention to the cancer-related diagnostic codes and understand how they pertain to the electronic health record. Be aware that further training and experience may be required for the oncology medical assistant role you have in sight.
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