Reducing Low-Value Testing in Family Medicine: High-Yield Diagnostic Stewardship for Common Outpatient Complaints Review Abstract Low-value diagnostic testing is common in family medicine. These tests can expose patients to false-positive results, incidental findings, and unnecessary treatments. They may also involve radiation, lead to higher costs,
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Anchoring, Framing, and the Subtle Science of Persuasion
Anchoring, Framing, and the Subtle Science of Persuasion Review Brief Summary This article explores how first impressions, numerical anchors, wording, emotional context, and inherited labels shape medical decisions. These forces appear in diagnosis, informed consent, medication counseling, antimicrobial stewardship, deprescribing, public health messaging, and everyday
