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Emergency Medicine nerd. Married to @latinaERMD. Creator of: https://t.co/cYa80SzEim, @ecgstampede, https://t.co/1Vhnh56g1O, https://t.co/yi2r8ZBEr3, https://t.co/dJRbFnItYc. Opinions expressed are my own.
Oct 14, 2019 8 tweets 3 min read
A quick thread on why I make and use algorithms for the evaluation and management of patients in the ED:
#FOAMed #EmergencyMedicine #Metacognition
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There are two systems for the processing of illness presentations:
1) Intuitive: rapid, high-capacity, low-effort
2) Analytical: slow, cognitively taxing
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