Sydney Weibel’s Reviews > Every Patient Tells a Story: Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis > Status Update

People need more than the right treatment for the right disorder. They need to be heard, they need reassurance, explanations, encouragement, sympathy – the full range of emotional support that is critical part of what doctors try to do: heal.

Try to avoid premature closure, always ask what else it could be

Mistakes are unavoidable. But trying to minimize them then catch mistakes when made is crucial.

When the patient has seen a slow if doctors, think outside the box. It won’t be obvious. Change the way you think

Premature closure - latching onto a diagnosis and closing off other alternative diagnosis before gathering all data.

Tests don’t make a diagnosis, thinking does

Don’t dismiss a pt symptoms and just say they are in their head. It can lead to missed diagnosis

Phantom diagnoses come from the need for an answer when there’s uncertainty and patient in pain

Context is everything. Ex - clots

Don’t see patients, help them see what’s going on