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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 1/2022

01-01-2022 | Delusional Disorder | Exercises in Clinical Reasoning

Confusion and Representative Restraint: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning

Authors: Vasilii Bushunow, MD, Andrew Klein, MD, MS, William Follansbee, MD, Eliana Bonifacino, MD, MS

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 1/2022

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In this series, a clinician extemporaneously discusses the diagnostic approach (regular text) to sequentially presented clinical information (bold). Additional commentary on the diagnostic reasoning process (italic) is interspersed throughout the discussion. …
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Metadata
Title
Confusion and Representative Restraint: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning
Authors
Vasilii Bushunow, MD
Andrew Klein, MD, MS
William Follansbee, MD
Eliana Bonifacino, MD, MS
Publication date
01-01-2022
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07219-0

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