Tag: bias, decision-making, pattern-recognition, redelmeier, thinking

You need to be so careful when there is one simple diagnosis that instantly pops into your mind that beautifully explains everything all at once. That’s when you need to stop and check your thinking…Beware of the delirious guy in the emergency unit with the long history of alcoholism, because you will say, ‘He’s just drunk,’ and you’ll miss the subdural hematoma.