More is not always better
A 70-year-old patient was admitted with neutropenia, moderate thrombocytopenia, and fever, following chemotherapy. starting with antibiotics until normalization of neutrophils.
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Category: Clinical Reasoning
Case analysis under the concepts of Diagnostic Improvement, showing the cognitive and systemic biases implicated in a Diagnostic problem.
Thinking Aloud: when reasoning calls for action
A 70-year-old male had a diagnosis of bladder cancer. One month before, he presented
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Falls and vision defect: what can be the connection?
I attended her in the last minutes of her life, and this allowed me to know her story. Fifteen years
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Real clinical scenario: How to put things together? A paresis
A 71-year-old woman went to the hospital with pain in her right abdomen, fever and chills, and a yellowish watery
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Do not assume, confirm if it is important
A 78-year-old Portuguese woman came to the emergency room for pain and difficulty to move her right leg. One month
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Three subtle clinical pearls
Epidemiology is important A 65- years-old male patient was under chemotherapy treatment. He went to the office with fever and
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