Critical Findings In Neuroradiology Renato Hoffmann Nunes Ana Lorena Abello by Renato Hoffmann Nunes, Ana Lorena Abello, Mauricio Castillo, (eds.) 9783319279855, 9783319279879, 3319279858, 3319279874 instant download after payment.

Diagnostic errors occur in all branches of medicine, but they are especially critical in diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology, where misinterpretation or misidentifi cation may signifi cantly delay medical or surgical treatments and adversely affect patient outcomes. Approximately 4 % of all radiologic interpretations in daily practice contain errors. Fortunately, most of them are minor errors or, if serious, are promptly discovered and corrected. So many individuals looked at diagnostic studies that even if a radiologist initially misses a finding, someone else may notice it. Although human errors are inevitable in medicine, including neuroradiology, it is important to distinguish medical errors from medical malpractice. A medical error is a failure of a planned action to be completed as intended, while medical malpractice is defined as a failure of the physician to exercise that degree of skill and knowledge commonly applied under similar circumstances in the community resulting in injury to the patient. Lack of recognition and communication of critical findings may lead to medical errors and ultimately legal actions.Therefore, the goal of this book is to provide a practical and illustrative approach that easily demonstrates what to look for, how to report it, and what and when follow-up is needed as well as the most common differential diagnoses of the main critical findings in neuroradiology. For this purpose we have selected those conditions considered as critical findings in our institutions, and although we understand that these may vary from institution to institution, we hope to have covered most if not all those that will affect patient outcomes.