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- Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems 2
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Lost in Transition
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Christopher Beach, MD; February 2006
A woman comes to the ED with mental status changes. Although numerous tests are run and she is admitted, a critical test result fails to reach the medicine team in time to save the patient's life.
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Missed Appendicitis
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James G. Adams, MD; June 2003
Abdominal pain misdiagnosed in an ED patient leads to ruptured appendix, multiple complications, and prolonged hospitalization.