A Common Diagnosis Delayed by Three “Wrong Footing” Anchoring Errors – it is Difficult to Remember What You Have Forgotten
Very often in clinical practice, an inflamed pelvic appendix shows left lower quadrant abdominal pain as the primary painful area. The clinicians are anchored to the most prominent symptom, thereby taking an unnecessary detour in reaching an accurate diagnosis. A 40-year-old man presented to our eme...
Main Authors: | Kotaro Kunitomo, Taro Shimizu, Takahiro Tsuiji |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SMC MEDIA SRL
2022-11-01
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Series: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/3615 |
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