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'So why didn't you think this baby was ill?' Decision-making in acute paediatrics.

April 3, 2019

Roland D, Snelson E. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2019;104(1):43-48.

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Clinical reasoning is a complex process that can be influenced by numerous factors. This review describes factors that influence decision-making in acute pediatric care. The authors discuss difficulty in history taking, biases, and other elements that can degrade the patient assessment required to inform appropriate diagnosis and treatment.

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