Dealing with a misdiagnosed fracture

[npteseptemberfe]

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Need some help in our research. Kindly share your clinical experience of dealing with a misdiagnosed fracture.

 

[dynx]

Need some help in our research. Kindly share your clinical experience of dealing with a misdiagnosed fracture.

well:
step 1: you fix the misdiagnosis part by diagnosing it, this can sometimes be tricky but careful physical exam and imaging are the key to success.
step 2: you treat the fracture.
step 3: laugh at whomever missed the diagnosis. If you can point out how obvious it really was and how easy it was for you to diagnose, well...all the better. If there's a hot nursing student there to see how much smarter/superior you are to this other person then its your lucky day.

I've seen this a couple time and the above outline generally works. hope that helped!