Forum: Internet Links
Topic: chances your doc misdiagnoses you
started by: Malcolm

Posted by Malcolm on Apr. 18 2014,10:45
< About 5% >.
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To explore the issue, researchers combined data from three past studies to generate a sample pool of about 3,000 medical records. Their analysis found a misdiagnoses rate of just over 5 percent, which when extrapolated to the 80 percent of U.S. adults that receive outpatient care every year, comes to 12 million people.

Posted by GORDON on Apr. 18 2014,10:47
I'd say waaay higher than 5%.  If there isn't a bone sticking out, they are guessing.
Posted by Vince on Apr. 18 2014,10:54
"bone sticking out"...
Posted by GORDON on Apr. 18 2014,11:58
Granted, I am biased since I was on the receiving end of colossal fuckups.
Posted by Vince on Apr. 18 2014,12:09
But you had the bone stuck in you.  They aren't nearly as good at diagnosing that,
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