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The potential harm runs deeper than this even. Once a structural abnormality is found, the nocebo effect can come into play and essentially cause symptoms in a
by Enginerrrd 5y ago
The potential harm runs deeper than this even. Once a structural abnormality is found, the nocebo effect can come into play and essentially cause symptoms in asymptomatic people, which is a terrible result.
- inglor_cz 5y agoAlso, one thing that is found does not preclude existence of other things to be found. The first discovered problem may attract so much attention that potential others are neglected. Tl;dr: the first diagnosis tends to stick with the patient.