Diagnostic process Flashcards

(6 cards)

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5 DDx errors

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Anchoring
Confirmation Bias
Premature Closure
Search Satisfying
Unpacking Principle

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Anchoring

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tendency to lock onto salient features in the initial presentation too early in the diagnostic process

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Confirmation bias

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tendency to look for confirming evidence to support a diagnosis rather than evidence to refute it

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Premature closure

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tendency to accept a diagnosis before it has been fully verified

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Search satisfying

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failure to consider comorbidities

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