Pseudothyroid dysfunction in clinical practice: how to avoid diagnostic errors

How to avoid being sued in clinical practice.

Challenges to clinical management are a fact of professional life. Every doctor must expect to become embroiled in complaints and claims from time to time and be prepared to justify why they managed a particular case in the way that they did. Good medical practice is defensible practice, which depends upon staying within the limits of your own expertise, keeping up to date and conducting audit,...

Frequency of Errors in Clinical Laboratory Practice

  Background and Objective: Laboratory errors are one of the major factors that affect the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and monitoring in patients.The objective of study is to evaluate the frequency and type of errors in different phases of testing at the Pathology Department of the Shalamar Hospital, Lahore and to evaluate the causes of errors. Methods: This observational study was carrie...

Diagnostic errors in musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging and how to avoid them

The article reviews the major challenges related to the principles of the correct technique of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK US). All the crucial aspects of correct MSK soft tissue diagnosis have been discussed, including equipment settings, use of recent image software innovations and ultrasound standoff pads, and correct transducer positioning. The importance of the fundamental principles o...

Diagnostic errors in medical practice.

Correctly using sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values in clinical practice: how to avoid three common pitfalls.

OBJECTIVE Radiology is the specialty of imaging-based diagnostic tests. Understanding the science behind evaluating diagnostic test performance is essential for radiologists because we provide care to patients and interact with our colleagues. CONCLUSION Here, we review the key terminology used and common pitfalls encountered in the literature and in day-to-day discussions of diagnostic test ...