Delayed Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Due to Overfocus on COVID-19
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has made it difficult for physicians to follow their usual diagnostic processes. We present the case of a 25-year-old man with adjustment disorder who developed dyspnoea. He was concerned about COVID-19, but his test result was negative. After excludi...
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| description | The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has made it difficult for physicians to follow their usual diagnostic processes. We present the case of a 25-year-old man with adjustment disorder who developed dyspnoea. He was concerned about COVID-19, but his test result was negative. After excluding COVID-19, the physician concluded that his symptoms were related to his psychiatric condition. However, the patient was diagnosed with pulmonary thromboembolism by another physician. To avoid missing a diagnosis, physicians must practice zero-based thinking, regardless of COVID-19 concerns, and not be distracted from the patient's core problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-205bd4c5f67441229821cf113841ec202022-12-22T00:07:03ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942020-10-0110.12890/2020_0020021618Delayed Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Due to Overfocus on COVID-19Yukinori Harada0Taro Shimizu1Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University Hospital, Mibu, Tochigi, JapanDepartment of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University Hospital, Mibu, Tochigi, JapanThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has made it difficult for physicians to follow their usual diagnostic processes. We present the case of a 25-year-old man with adjustment disorder who developed dyspnoea. He was concerned about COVID-19, but his test result was negative. After excluding COVID-19, the physician concluded that his symptoms were related to his psychiatric condition. However, the patient was diagnosed with pulmonary thromboembolism by another physician. To avoid missing a diagnosis, physicians must practice zero-based thinking, regardless of COVID-19 concerns, and not be distracted from the patient's core problems.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2002covid-19diagnostic errorspandemicpulmonary thromboembolism |
| spellingShingle | Yukinori Harada Taro Shimizu Delayed Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Due to Overfocus on COVID-19 European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine covid-19 diagnostic errors pandemic pulmonary thromboembolism |
| title | Delayed Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Due to Overfocus on COVID-19 |
| title_full | Delayed Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Due to Overfocus on COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Delayed Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Due to Overfocus on COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Delayed Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Due to Overfocus on COVID-19 |
| title_short | Delayed Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Due to Overfocus on COVID-19 |
| title_sort | delayed diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism due to overfocus on covid 19 |
| topic | covid-19 diagnostic errors pandemic pulmonary thromboembolism |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2002 |
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