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- When Dr. Jerome Groopman developed pain and swelling in his right hand, he says, "I saw six prominent hand surgeons and got four different opinions." The correct diagnosis came when one of the doctors took the time to listen to Groopman describe his injury and examined the doctor-patient's left hand.
www.npr.org/2007/03/16/8946558/groopman-the-doctors-in-but-is-he-listening
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Jan 21, 2007 · Medical Dispatches. What’s the Trouble? By Jerome Groopman. January 21, 2007. Most physicians already have in mind two or three possible diagnoses within minutes of meeting a patient....
Aug 5, 2020 · Jerome Groopman is a doctor who discovered that he needed a doctor. When his hand was hurt, he went to six prominent surgeons and got four different opinions about what was wrong. Groopman was advised to have unnecessary surgery and got a seemingly made-up diagnosis for a nonexistent condition.
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One of the things Groopman explores is heuristic diagnosis. This is when a doctor makes a diagnosis based on similar cases he's seen in his career. This can lead to faulty assumptions and misdiagnosis. He encourages and supports primary care physicians' claims that they are underpaid.
Mar 23, 2007 · By turns inspiring and dismaying, it explains how even the best doctor can draw the wrong conclusion, and why that same doctor might also come up with a brilliant diagnosis that has eluded his...
Jan 1, 2007 · This book is the first to describe in detail the warning signs of erroneous medical thinking and reveal how new technologies may actually hinder accurate diagnoses. How Doctors Think offers direct, intelligent questions patients can ask their doctors to help them get back on track.
Apr 1, 2007 · Saved from death by extreme measures, she was found to be infected by five potentially lethal agents: pneumocystis, cytomegalovirus, Klebsiella, Candida and parainfluenzae.
