Overview
- First case-based book illustrating cognitive biases and their consequences in the practice of medicine
- Provides strategies on minimizing cognitive errors
- Engaging and easy-to-read
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Table of contents (30 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This case-based book illustrates and explores common cognitive biases and their consequences in the practice of medicine. The book begins with an introduction that explains the concept of cognitive errors and their importance in clinical medicine and current controversies within healthcare. The core of the book features chapters dedicated to particular cognitive biases; cases are presented and followed by a discussion of the clinician's rationale and an overview of the particular cognitive bias. Engaging and easy to read, this text provides strategies on minimizing cognitive errors in various medical and professional settings.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jonathan Howard MD
Assistant Professor, Neurology and Psychiatry
NYU Langone Medical Center
New York, NY
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cognitive Errors and Diagnostic Mistakes
Book Subtitle: A Case-Based Guide to Critical Thinking in Medicine
Authors: Jonathan Howard
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93224-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93223-1Published: 06 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93224-8Published: 28 November 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 588
Number of Illustrations: 46 b/w illustrations, 200 illustrations in colour
Topics: General Practice / Family Medicine, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Neurology