Upper Extremity Specialist Puzzlement and Misdiagnosis Are More Likely When Patients Interpret Rather Than Describe Their Symptoms
These findings suggest that difficulty in diagnosis is associated with patient interpretation rather than description of symptoms. While interpretation of symptoms is an important part of illness, the pathophysiology may be best discerned when patients provide matter-of-fact descriptions rather than interpretation of their symptoms.
Authors
- Amelia Mercado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5948-4068)
- Lee M. Reichel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6592-6152)
- Tom J. Crijns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2910-5071)
- Gregg A. Vagner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8278-9970)
- David Ring
Institutions
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Quality Management in Health Care
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/qmh.0000000000000514
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00