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        • Girl Loses Ovary After Repeated Visits, Delayed Diagnosis NEW!
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        • Incidental Finding Not Followed
        • Miscommunication Leads to Retained Foreign Body
        • Missed Follow-up, Missed Cancer
        • Missed MI Despite Family History
        • Missed Opportunities in the ED NEW!
        • Missed Opportunities to Diagnose Pancreatitis
        • Mixed Symptoms, Narrow Focus Contribute to PE Death NEW!
        • Multiple Complaints and Non-compliance NEW!
        • Narrow Diagnostic Focus in the ED
        • Narrow Focus Obscures Cancer Diagnosis
        • Not Offered Screening Test Before Colorectal Cancer NEW!
        • Physicians Unaware of Nodule on Routine X-ray
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  • A Less-Than-Thorough Work-Up for Chest Pain
  • Communication Gaps Hinder Preventative Measures
  • Delayed Heart Care Due to Lack of Expertise, Hospital Capability
  • Discharged from ED Before MI Death
  • Failure to Rule Out Bacterial Meningitis
  • Girl Loses Ovary After Repeated Visits, Delayed Diagnosis NEW!
  • Inattention to Allergy
  • Incidental Finding Not Followed
  • Miscommunication Leads to Retained Foreign Body
  • Missed Follow-up, Missed Cancer
  • Missed MI Despite Family History
  • Missed Opportunities in the ED NEW!
  • Missed Opportunities to Diagnose Pancreatitis
  • Mixed Symptoms, Narrow Focus Contribute to PE Death NEW!
  • Multiple Complaints and Non-compliance NEW!
  • Narrow Diagnostic Focus in the ED
  • Narrow Focus Obscures Cancer Diagnosis
  • Not Offered Screening Test Before Colorectal Cancer NEW!
  • Physicians Unaware of Nodule on Routine X-ray
  • Primary Complaint Masks Breast Cancer
  • Reliance on Patient’s Self Diagnosis Obscures Fatal Condition
  • The Best Laid Plans: Delayed Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer
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