Whether diagnosing a heart defect in a newborn or discovering a life-threatening rumble in a elderly man’s abdomen, I think all clinicians can relate to that surge of excitement we feel when we discover something that we could use to help a patient. But as I’ve progressed through my training, I’ve also observed how these findings inevitably lead to confirmatory tests – echocardiograms, ultrasounds, and so on. Our clinical acumen is simply not good enough. I’ve often heard the argument [Read more]
