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> For example, what about patients who lie or are too stupid to answer correctly? I can only speak from my work in the emergency department, but this is a lead
by VeninVidiaVicii 4y ago
> For example, what about patients who lie or are too stupid to answer correctly?
I can only speak from my work in the emergency department, but this is a leading cause of misdiagnosis among (human) doctors.
In fact, a lot of diagnosis relies on the patient’s story, and if they lie, you can’t feasibly perform every single test on them to figure out what’s actually wrong or why.