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Clinical Reasoning Biases in Diagnostic Errors

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Autopsy studies consistently show that diagnostic errors occur in about 10-15% of cases, with cognitive biases such as premature closure and anchoring contributing significantly to these errors.

Why this is interesting

You're a doctor with a patient complaining of chest pain. Your first guess is a heart attack, and you're already ordering tests. But could that very first guess be leading you astray?