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diagnostic uncertainty

defined as the subjective perception of an inability to provide an accurate explanation of the patient's health problem [1] Notes: - diagnostic uncertainty present in > 2/3 of primary care visits [2]

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risk

General

uncertainty

References

  1. Bhise V, Rajan SS, Sittig DF et al Defining and measuring diagnostic uncertainty in medicine: a systematic review. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Sep 21. PMID: 28936618 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/31466
  2. Bhise V, Rajan SS, Sittig DF, et al. Electronic health record reviews to measure diagnostic uncertainty in primary care. J Eval Clin Pract. 2018 Apr 20; PMID: 29675888 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/resources/resource/31851
  3. What Your Doctor Doesn't Know http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100232006&GT1=31036