Patient cueing, a type of diagnostic error
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https://doi.org/10.4322/acr.2016.023Keywords:
Diagnostic error, Cognitive aspects, Error sources, Misdiagnosis, AutopsyAbstract
Diagnostic failure can be due to a variety of psychological errors on the part of the diagnostician. An erroneous diagnosis rendered by previous clinicians can lead a diagnostician to the wrong diagnosis. This report is the case of a patient who misdiagnosed herself and then led an emergency room physician and subsequent treating physicians to the wrong diagnosis. This mechanism of diagnostic error can be called patient cueingDownloads
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2016-03-10
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Nichols, L. (2016). Patient cueing, a type of diagnostic error. Autopsy and Case Reports, 6(1), 27-31. https://doi.org/10.4322/acr.2016.023