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An elderly woman with ‘heart failure’: Cognitive biases and diagnostic error

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Errors in diagnosis can arise from the clinician's cognitive biases as well as from problems in the healthcare system. Here the authors review a case with a bad outcome to analyze what went wrong and why.

Source: Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14087

Authors: Nikhil Mull, James B. Reilly, Jennifer S. Myers

Institutions: University of Pennsylvania Health System, University of Pennsylvania, Allegheny Health Network, Temple University

Language: English

Topic: Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills

Subfield: Family Practice

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2397711955

FWCI: 1.872

Cites: 46

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10