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In an ideal world, each diagnosis would follow an algorithm that starts with a pretest probability and then applies the likelihood ratios of each feature of the patient’s history, physical exam, and required tests, to arrive at the most likely final diagnosis. However, that is simply not how the human mind works. There are many ways that this algorithm can fail.
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Morgenstern, J. (2021). Availability Bias. In: Raz, M., Pouryahya, P. (eds) Decision Making in Emergency Medicine. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0143-9_8
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