Anchoring bias and the frequent flyer.
Mar 13, 2018•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Episode description
A 19-year-old with sickle cell disease is well-known to ER doctors as a "frequent flyer". Every time they see her it's due to chronic pain related to her disease. Except for the one time it isn't.
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