ED, Stuck on Wrong Diagnosis, Blamed the Patient
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English - November 20, 2017 10:00 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsScience Health & Fitness Medicine patient safety medmal medical malpractice error informed consent liability colorectal Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A 26-year-old male presented to the emergency department with burning chest pain. After two more visits within four days for the same complaint, he died at home from acute coronary thrombosis. Did the clinicians' frustration with the course of his condition lead them to blame the patient rather than reconsider their diagnosis?