A common skin condition affects much more than a patient’s skin, and misinformation only exacerbates the stigma. This episode is brought to you by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Head to Figure1.com/ddx , where you can find full show notes, photos, and speaker bios.
Jul 01, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 6
A dermatologist is paged to examine a rare condition. But something doesn’t add up. Head to Figure1.com/ddx , where you can find full show notes, photos, and speaker bios.
Jun 24, 2020•11 min•Season 2Ep. 5
While skin findings can sometimes help with a diagnosis, they can also distract from other undiagnosed symptoms. This episode is brought to you by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Head to Figure1.com/ddx , where you can find full show notes, photos, and speaker bios.
Jun 17, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 4
What do you do when faced with a set of symptoms that has two contradictory courses of treatment? Head to Figure1.com/ddx , where you can find full show notes, photos, and speaker bios.
Jun 10, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Unconscious bias can run so deep that patients and doctors alike can miss a potentially fatal diagnosis. Head to Figure1.com/ddx , where you can find full show notes, photos, and speaker bios.
Jun 03, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 2
A patient presents with fever, swollen digits, and skin "the color of a red delicious apple." She’s been scratching so hard that she’s bleeding through her shirt. What’s going on? This episode is brought to you by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Head to Figure1.com/ddx , where you can find full show notes, photos, and speaker bios.
May 29, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 1
A young man's near-death experience results in a very puzzling diagnosis on the season finale of DDx.
Apr 21, 2018•9 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Chronic vomiting, a flushed complexion, and acute agitation: can cannabis be the cause? A growing consensus among doctors suggests cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome is real and on the rise.
Apr 21, 2018•12 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Welcome to DDx, an original podcast by Figure 1 about how doctors think. On episode 1, host and emergency doctor Raj Bhardwaj presents a real medical case as told by the doctor who diagnosed it. A young woman is almost misdiagnosed - perhaps fatally - when she presents at an E.R. with nausea, vomiting and myalgia.
Apr 21, 2018•10 min•Season 1Ep. 4
A patient says she feels fine. A quick-thinking doctor arrives at a dire and uncommon diagnosis. Then it happens again. And again.
Apr 21, 2018•12 min•Season 1Ep. 3
A patient with an acute subdural hematoma presents with no sign of head trauma. The search for an answer almost overlooks an obvious question.
Apr 21, 2018•11 min•Season 1Ep. 2
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. For related photos, medical cases and links to research on cognitive bias, visit Figure1.com/DDx
Mar 13, 2018•11 min•Season 1Ep. 1
