Physician training: the "differential diagnosis" and why it matters to your health
Episode description
In our book, we dedicate several chapters to discussing the differences in training between physicians and non-physician practitioners. One of the most important elements of physician training is learning how to create a differential diagnosis, which is a list of all the possible causes of a patient’s symptoms. Today we are joined by Dr. Mercy Hylton, a pediatric emergency medicine physician and who is also an author and a patient advocate, to discuss why physician training - including learning how to properly create a differential diagnosis - is so important.
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Dr. Hylton's articles:
An Ode to the Differential Diagnosis - https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/03/an-ode-to-the-differential-diagnosis.html
Find more blogs by Dr. Hylton at: https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/mercy-hylton