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Primary Care:

Document the Diagnostic Journey

Focus on capturing clinical reasoning in primary care. A patient presents with fatigue. Initial testing does not identify a clear cause. The patient returns weeks later with persistent symptoms, new findings, and a need for further evaluation. The workup continues — but does the medical record clearly explain why? In primary care, unresolved symptoms are common. The challenge is not [...]
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