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I agree; there’s a theme there to be explored.
We have a tendency to overcorrect, to gravitate to extremes.
And to get overemotional or snarky when advocating for what we think are best clinical practices.
I’m guilty too. But I think there are downsides.
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We have a tendency to overcorrect, to gravitate to extremes.
And to get overemotional or snarky when advocating for what we think are best clinical practices.
I’m guilty too. But I think there are downsides.
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First, our own practice & quality of care suffer when we think in extremes and absolutes.
Second, we can communicate oversimplified or wrong messages to learners who don’t have the same contextual knowledge.
Some examples of such misunderstandings...
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Second, we can communicate oversimplified or wrong messages to learners who don’t have the same contextual knowledge.
Some examples of such misunderstandings...
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#NeverFOBT 😡, people say.
What about CRC screening?
What about this stool, which might be blood or food pigment? Or the self-evacuated black stool of a patient who’s on iron or pepto, and is tachy today?
I’d Guaiac that, and change management if overtly + vs -.
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What about CRC screening?
What about this stool, which might be blood or food pigment? Or the self-evacuated black stool of a patient who’s on iron or pepto, and is tachy today?
I’d Guaiac that, and change management if overtly + vs -.
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