Table 4 Faulty data gathering (referred to the misdiagnoses)
From: Diagnostic errors by medical students: results of a prospective qualitative study
Case | Total number of misdiagnoses in that case | Proportion of students who missed an important piece of diagnostic information (%) |
|---|---|---|
Tuberculosis | 51 | 27 (53%) |
Pneumothorax | 45 | 6 (13%) |
Myocarditis | 28 | 19 (68%) |
Valvular aortic stenosis | 3 | 3 (100%) |
COPD | 32 | 18 (56%) |
Uremia | 33 | 4 (12%) |
Hyperventilation | 43 | 15 (35%) |
AVNRT | 72 | 10 (14%) |