Point-of-care ultrasound, anchoring bias, and acute pulmonary embolism: A cautionary tale and report

Emergency physicians often rely on heuristics to facilitate clinical decisions due to the large volume of patients they see daily. Consequently, they are vulnerable to error and bias. We report the case of a 69-year-old male that presented to the emergency department (ED) with shortness of breath, p...

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Main Authors: Jamie Allen, DO, Brian R. Miller, DO, Margaret A. Vido, DO, Gregory A. Makar, DO, Kevin R. Roth, DO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320305197