Gordon Ruthanna, Franklin Nancy
Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794-2500, USA.
Acad Med. 2003 Aug;78(8):782. doi: 10.1097/00001888-200308000-00005.
Unfortunately, general limits in cognitive performance extend to diagnostic situations. The authors remain optimistic about reducing cognition-based error, but not as optimistic as Croskerry (see his accompanying article), since the reality is that predictable patterns of error will persist.
