The Killer Aorta: Diagnosing Thoracic Aortic Dissection
January 16, 2017
Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is one of the most dramatic and life-threatening conditions encountered in all of medicine. Every year in the United States, there are an estimated 6,000 to 10,000 cases of TAD. Since it is an uncommon condition compared to the 5 million ED chest pain visits and more than 1 million acute…Read More
The Cognitive Autopsy
January 9, 2017
Ever since the Institute of Medicine’s report To Err is Human was released in 2000, healthcare has seen a surge in patient safety initiatives. Analysis of medical errors has become increasingly widespread, with several different methods being used by hospitals and practitioners. Of these methods, I suggest that cognitive error analysis may prove to be…Read More
