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Cognitive bias cheat sheet - 
Because thinking is hard.

#Diagnosis #Metacognition #Cognitive #Biases #Types #Causes #Differential #MedEd
Cognitive bias cheat ... Because thinking is ... #Diagnosis #Metacognition
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
limited by quality/bias ... power) Selection bias ... recall Late-look bias ... time Lead-time bias ... #calculations #diagnosis
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
Evidence supports ... specificity, and its ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports
Common Cognitive Biases 

Confirmation bias - 
To look for or to interpret evidence to support 
prior
Confirmation bias ... Availability bias ... information is ... Commission bias ... #Diagnosis #Metacognition
Low Ankle Sprain: Pathomechanics and Clinical Findings

Grading Ligament Sprains
l: Minimal ligament disruption, mild swelling & tenderness,
: • The ATFL is ... forces the CFL is ... own) • PTFL is ... LowAnkleSprain #Sports ... Grading #Grades #Diagnosis
Diagnosing Vitamin B12 and/or Folate Deficiency

It turns out that simply measuring serum levels of B12 or
Diagnosing Vitamin ... inadequate to diagnosis ... with low B12 stores ... normal tissue stores ... Folate #Deficiency #Diagnosis
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
Syndrome WPW is ... a delta wave, short ... definitive treatment is ... 120 msec) 3 Short ... Electrocardiogram #Clinical #Diagnosis
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - ... Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Familial Short ... Celiac, IBD) • ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea.
It is usually impractical to test and treat the many
Algorithm for the diagnosis ... It is usually impractical ... most cases, it is ... specific tests to sort ... #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare
Brugada syndrome Types 1, 2 and 3

There are three types of ECG presentations, referred to as
most typical (and diagnostic ... ) is type 1 Brugada ... The ST segment starts ... millimeters (it is ... #Diagnosis #ECG