Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes A Case-Based Guide to Critical Thinking in Medicine /

• Main Author: Howard, Jonathan (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: General practice (Medicine).; Health promotion.; Pharmacy.; Neurology .; General Practice / Family Medicine.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance.; Neurology.
• Physical Description: XIII, 588 p. 246 illus., 200 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319932248
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93224-8

This case-based book illustrates and explores common cognitive biases and their consequences in the practice of medicine. The book begins with an introduction that explains the concept of cognitive errors and their importance in clinical medicine and current controversies within healthcare. The core of the book features chapters dedicated to particular cognitive biases; cases are presented and followed by a discussion of the clinician's rationale and an overview of the particular cognitive bias. Engaging and easy to read, this text provides strategies on minimizing cognitive errors in various medical and professional settings.