Stump The Chumps,
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Episode 5: Stump the Chumps

July 26, 2017

As promised…

We bring you our first attempt at “stump the chumps”.  This is where we are presented with a challenging diagnostic case and we think out loud as we reason our way through it.  You can play along as you hear the case unfold.

Once you’ve listened you can learn more about the disease process discussed by reading this excellent review article.

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Sujeewa Dissanayake
Sujeewa Dissanayake
4 years ago

Thanks a lot

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James Wickham
James Wickham
9 years ago

Really enjoyed this – keep them coming please!

Gene Chung
Gene Chung
9 years ago

Few comments- First, in my hazy memory we won 3-2. OK so it was not a masterpiece but who knew we were facing the finest hitting catcher since Carleton Fisk. You know that joke about the car mechanic and the surgeon? The mechanic says, “when a customer comes in, I, like you, obtain the history, think about the possibilities, run some diagnostics to test my hypotheses and then fix the culprit problem. Why do you make so much more money?” The surgeon says, “yeah but can you do that with the engine running?!” In Dr Dhaliwal’s grand rounds I found… Read more »

William Hyman
William Hyman
9 years ago

These interesting discussions have reminded me not to acquire any condition that is difficult to diagnose. I am going to stick to the easy stuff, increasing the likelihood of my doc(s) getting it right without challenging their cognitive processes. I also not that patients are not able to tell how good a diagnostician they have until perhaps after it is learned that they got it wrong. Maybe we need every doctor’s office to have a posted grade for their last x months of diagnoses, possibly weighted for how hard those diagnoses were to make. Something like posted restaurant grades here… Read more »

Kim Miller
Kim Miller
9 years ago

Hi Art! Are there other factors in not getting a CT scan right away such as resource limitations related to the health care system down there?

Gene Chung
Gene Chung
9 years ago

More seriously, what is the line between bias and experience, as it is between profiling and stacking the odds. Should we not base our judgment on our past experiences? Art’s gastritis diagnosis will probably be right 9.5 out of 10 times. Efficiency, and therefore access to YOU, is important too.

Gene Chung
Gene Chung
9 years ago

When Roger Goodell agreed with himself about Brady’s suspension, was that bias? Seriously love the conversations on your podcasts. Keep ’em coming.

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