Rethinking diagnoses in rehabilitation: An educational case series.
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https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2078Keywords:
diagnostic error, biases, disability, rehabilitation.Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To review the diagnosis of patients transferred to rehabilitation unit. DESIGN: Case series. SUBJECTS: Five patients with functional decline were transferred from an acute care setting in a tertiary hospital to the rehabilitation unit. METHODS: Full clinical evaluation and clinical reasoning were applied in addition to multidisciplinary care. Functional outcome and discharge destination were noted in each case. RESULTS: All patients had a new diagnosis that evolved during their stay in the rehabilitation unit in addition to their existing conditions. The new diagnosis helped to direct their future treatment programme. Four patients had good outcomesDownloads
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