A clinical mistake leading to a missed diagnosis, an unusual presentation of a common disorder, a new clinical sign that may aid diagnosis and save money should all be written up. Case reports are back even if the editorial popes and H index narcissists don't like it
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@ajlees
Completely agree! Some things are common, some rare, but case reports become series that become cohorts and rcts and new discoveries. Some alter even just a life. Cases like
#bawagarba
open our eyes. In my profession rare is treatable, curable or common and simply not recognised
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@DrRyanPDaly
In my field, I learn a lot from case reports .. they are fun to read & fun to remember.. I might learn a new trick or certain maneuver during procedure from case report that I will never learn from large study or clinical trial ..
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Completely agree with
@ajlees
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A clinical mistake leading to a missed diagnosis, an unusual presentation of a common disorder, a new clinical sign that may aid diagnosis and save money should all be written up. Case reports are back even if the editorial popes and H index narcissists don't like it
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@Vilavaite
Case reports are often very informative. And unusual findings should be encouraged to be published...
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@ajlees
#pans
#pandas
is often misdiagnosed, children given antipsychotics when antibiotics might do the job. Differential is surely the cornerstone of medicine? otherwise run the risk of anchor bias
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@ajlees
The dissemination of case reports is no longer restricted to traditional journals, though. Increasingly converted to
#FOAMed
outlets & morphing to hybrid
#MedEd
needs. Just as an example, see Bryn’s Tale at - case report x HF analysis x co-production
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@ajlees
Agree ...We can learn from anything, particularly systems/protocols/pathways which "don't work".Documenting this avoids others coming along& implementing the same failed strategy ...otherwise valuable knowledge just disappears with the rotating clinicians ..
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