Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Misdiagnosis: Widespread And Dangerous

Doctors' Diagnostic Errors Are Often Not Mentioned But Can Take A Serious Toll by Sandra G. Boodman.  Kaiser Health News.  May 6, 2013.

(1)  Diagnoses that are missed, incorrect or delayed are believe to affect ___________ of cases.

(2)  True or False:  Misdiagnoses exceeds drug errors or surgery on the wrong patient or body part.

(3)  According to a study cited in the article diagnostic errors in the ICU resulting in death numbered __________ .

(4)  True or False:  Misdiagnoses are more common in primary care.

(5)  True or False:  Rare or exotic diseases play the major role in misdiagnosis.

(6)  Three reasons contributing to misdiagnosis include difficulty in ____________;  the lack of ________; and generalized ___________.

(7)  Two digital databases, __________ and ________, may contribute to better diagnosis.

(8)  Discuss how diagnosis and hospital performance measures impact each other.

(9)  True or False:  Doctors discover if they have made the wrong diagnosis.

(10)  The ________________ is "a petri dish" for diagnostic mistakes

(11)  At least ______________missed diagnostic opportunities occur at U.S. primary care visits.

(12)  Discuss overconfidence and professional self-image in diagnostic mistakes.

(13)  Why is the question "What else could it be?"  so important?

(14)  How can an original diagnostic error set off a "cascade of mistakes"?

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