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. 2017 Nov 9;17:191. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-1044-7

Table 3.

Most common diagnostic errors with respect to the different cases

Case Total number of errors (of 88) Most common error Percent
Tuberculosis 51 Faulty knowledge 45% (23/51)
Pneumothorax 45 Faulty skills 42% (19/45)
Myocarditis 28 Faulty context generation, Misidentification 36% each (10/28)
Valvular aortic stenosis 3 Faulty context generation 66% (2/3)
COPD 32 Faulty skills 47% (15/32)
Uremia 33 Faulty context generation, Overestimating 30% each (10/33)
Hyperventilation 43 Misidentification 30% (13/43)
AVNRT 72 Faulty skills 38% (27/72)