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01-10-2008 | Debates and Arguments

From the Inside Looking Out: A View from the Fishbowl

Authors: J. Stephen Huff, Jonathan A. Edlow, Scott Silvers

Published in: Neurocritical Care | Issue 2/2008

Abstract

Background

Overview of current emergency medicine practice and neurological emergencies.

Conclusions

Emergency medicine physicians review and respond to a manuscript noting the unique time pressures and diagnostic constraints in contemporary US emergency medicine practice. Definitions of error and misdiagnosis are discussed. Proposals are enumerated for practice improvement involving local feedback and educational initiatives.

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Title: From the Inside Looking Out: A View from the Fishbowl
Authors: J. Stephen Huff
Jonathan A. Edlow
Scott Silvers
Publication date: 01-10-2008
Publisher: Humana Press Inc
Published in: Neurocritical Care / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 1541-6933
Electronic ISSN: 1556-0961
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-008-9112-9

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From the Inside Looking Out: A View from the Fishbowl

Abstract

Background

Conclusions

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Abstract

Background

Conclusions

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