Tag: diagnostic mistakes
Diagnostic Reflections
At the end of a long and storied career I reflect upon making a medical diagnosis. No reflection is one way to diagnose a vampire.
Critical Thinking in Medicine
Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes is a superb new guide to critical thinking in medicine written by Jonathan Howard. It explains how our psychological foibles regularly bias and betray us, leading to diagnostic mistakes. Learning critical thinking skills is essential but difficult. Every known cognitive error is illustrated with memorable patient stories.