Physicians must navigate a balance between under- and overdiagnosis, both of which may harm patients. The authors of discuss core principles to help find this balance and foster a thoughtful, patient-centered, more conservative approach to diagnosis.
Use to:
- Consider what factors contribute to over- and underdiagnosis.
- Why is each potentially harmful?
- The authors emphasize that we need to accept uncertainty as part of the diagnostic and caring process. Why?
- In what way do the authors say we 鈥渞ethink symptoms鈥? Do you agree?
- How might the approach advocated by the authors help to improve diagnostic approaches and patient care?
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