New England Journal of Medicine· 2016Q1
Tolerating Uncertainty — The Next Medical Revolution?
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Short summary
An overemphasis on finding definitive answers in medicine risks oversimplifying clinical reasoning and undermining individualized, patient-centered care.
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Key points
- Obsession with definitive answers oversimplifies clinical reasoning.
- Clinical reasoning is an iterative and evolutionary process.
- Focusing solely on 'the right answer' undermines patient-centered care.
- Humanistic care requires embracing uncertainty.
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Abstract
When we become obsessed with finding the right answer, at the risk of oversimplifying the richly iterative and evolutionary nature of clinical reasoning, the result is the very antithesis of humanistic, individualized patient-centered care.
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