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    All diagnoses are clinical diagnoses.

    • October 30, 2022
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    The enemy of good is perfect. The enemy of perfect is good.

    • October 30, 2022
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    Either fail and quit or fail and succeed.

    • October 30, 2022
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    Where there is clarity, there is no decision.

    • October 30, 2022
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    Assume that everyone who has seen the patient up until now was incompetent

    In clinical medicine, it is usually the case that our patients have seen someone prior to seeing us. They come to us with diagnoses, histories, med lists, explanations of prior medical adventures, and certain expectations. Given how often diagnoses are...

    • October 30, 2022
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    • All diagnoses are clinical diagnoses.
    • The enemy of good is perfect. The enemy of perfect is good.
    • Either fail and quit or fail and succeed.
    • Where there is clarity, there is no decision.
    • Assume that everyone who has seen the patient up until now was incompetent

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