Anchoring bias and the frequent flyer.
A 19-year-old with sickle cell disease is well-known to ER doctors as a “frequent flyer”. Every time...
March 13, 201810m 48s
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Show Notes
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.
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