Falling Into the Diagnostic Trap

The patient was found in his room, surrounded by alcohol bottles. But while he was battling alcohol withdrawal, the medical team almost missed a life-threatening diagnosis. It's as though our brains close ranks around our first impression, then refuse to consider anything else.

Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/falling-into-the-diagnostic-trap/

Christina Aguilera sachin tendulkar ricky ponting barack obama