2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.02.039
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Misdiagnosis and failure to diagnose in emergency care: Causes and empathy as a solution

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“…6 System 1 is especially useful in fast-paced, clinical settings like the ED, where it can ease cognitive load and facilitate efficient throughput while reserving working memory. 7,8 A qualitative study of emergency physicians (EP) supported this observation, by demonstrating that most of their diagnostic hypotheses were generated without conscious effort and either prior to or within the first five minutes of an initial patient evaluation. 9 By contrast, system 2 is deliberative, measured, and analytical.…”
Section: Understanding How We Thinkmentioning
confidence: 96%
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“…6 System 1 is especially useful in fast-paced, clinical settings like the ED, where it can ease cognitive load and facilitate efficient throughput while reserving working memory. 7,8 A qualitative study of emergency physicians (EP) supported this observation, by demonstrating that most of their diagnostic hypotheses were generated without conscious effort and either prior to or within the first five minutes of an initial patient evaluation. 9 By contrast, system 2 is deliberative, measured, and analytical.…”
Section: Understanding How We Thinkmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Comparison of the dual-process theory of thought: system 1 (intuition) and system 2 (analytic)5,7,8 Western Journal of Emergency MedicineHartigan et al The Basics of Cognitive Error in EM and Updates: Still No Easy Answers…”
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“…Perhaps more critically, how might this perception impact their sense of responsibility? Pertaining to these questions, there is a highly focused literature on how diagnostic errors promote a rhetoric of individual clinician vigilance, through de‐biasing, cautiousness, and personal reflection 15‐22 . On one hand, theories on how cognitive biases impact diagnostic error offer a sensitive approach: physicians make errors because of cognitive limitations and innate tendencies.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Perhaps more critically, how might this perception impact their sense of responsibility? Pertaining to these questions, there is a highly focused literature on how diagnostic errors promote a rhetoric of individual clinician vigilance, through de-biasing, cautiousness, and personal reflection [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] . On one hand, theories on how cognitive biases impact diagnostic error offer a sensitive approach: physicians make errors because of cognitive limitations and innate tendencies.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%