Harada, Yukinori and Shimizu, Taro (2020) Delayed Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Due to Overfocus on COVID-19. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (11). pp. 1-3. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | COVID-19, diagnostic errors, pandemic, pulmonary thromboembolism |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2021 14:01 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Dec 2021 14:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21033 |
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