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Interview with Dr. Pat Croskerry on widespread cognitive biases and ways of counteracting them for accurate diagnosis. (17:18)Download Much diagnostic error is caused by cognitive bias. More than 100 biases affecting clinical decision making have been described, and many medical disciplines acknowledge their pervasive influence on our thinking. Training in critical thinking may ameliorate the problem.
Pat Croskerry (Wed,) studied this question.