Muddled Diagnosis

[PMR2011]

Given the frequency of postings on this forum about challenges diagnosing chronic autoimmune diseases I thought I’d share this article on medics struggles when symptoms don’t “fit” neatly into a specific diagnosis. The good news is, there is recognition from the national group focused on reducing diagnostic errors that this is a challenge.

improvediagnosis.org/improv...

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[CT-5012]

Thank you for the link, interesting read.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

The grey scale/black and white bit is very pertinent.

[bunnymom]

Very interesting. Thanks

[SheffieldJane]

Thanks for posting. In the run up to my PMR diagnosis, I suspected that my notes said “ this woman is a hypochondriac “. I felt cut off by some doctors before I managed to explain my symptoms. Finally getting my diagnosis was like being given the key to a secret door. Suddenly I was credible again. My mistake was talking only about my most worrying symptom at the time, instead of painting the full picture.