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Addressing Cognitive Biases in Interpreting an Elevated Lactate in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes and Thiamine Deficiency

We present the case of a young woman admitted for diabetic ketoacidosis with persistent, asymptomatic lactic acid (LA) elevation during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Cognitive biases in interpreting an elevated LA in this patient’s care resulted in an extensive infectious workup instead of the low...

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Autores principales: Chehayeb, Rachel Jaber, Ilagan-Ying, Ysabel C., Sankey, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9946700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36814053
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11606-023-08091-w