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University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario
The document provides insights into how uncertainty affects diagnostic reasoning in the context of urinary infections. It explores various frameworks that describe uncertainty in medicine and highlights the psychological and physiological responses of clinicians to uncertainty. The authors argue that a rigid commitment to early diagnostic closure can lead to missed underlying conditions, particularly in septic patients. The commentary aims to enhance understanding of the complexities involved in urinary diagnostics and the implications of uncertainty in clinical practice.
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