How doctors tackle uncertainty

Learn to harness the formidable power of the differential diagnosis, and make better decisions

Doctors face uncertain decisions every day. For example, we never truly know what the patient in the chair in front of us has. 

All we have to work with is probabilities and possibilities.

So, from Day One of medical school, we're taught a powerful tool—and in today's Decision Tuesday blog post, I'm teaching it to you.

It's called the differential diagnosis, and it's formidable. It'll keep you from falling into decision paralysis, while also protecting you from rash choices.

I'll show you how the technique works, and how it provides a path through uncertainty, keeps you nimble, and frees you being stuck.

And along the way, we'll talk about Dr. House, office politics, and strep throat.

So, if you want to transform your relationship to uncertainty in literally 20 minutes, read on!

Click here to read the post on Medium for free.

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