ArticleOxford medical case reports2024
Unmasking bowel obstruction in a Parkinson's patient: the influence of cognitive bias in frailty medicine.
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Recognising emergent acute pathology in the context of established chronic conditions can be challenging and is often overlooked due to cognitive biases in the physician's decision making. In the context of Parkinson's disease (PD), there is a large overlap between the non-motor symptoms of PD, common gastrointestinal symptoms amongst the elderly population, and symptoms associated with acute, severe GI pathology, which can result in diagnostic overshadowing. Here, a 68-year-old man with a background of PD reported nausea, constipation, and abdominal discomfort during routine frailty review by his general practitioner (GP). The patient reported these were common symptoms which usually resolved with laxatives. Aware of the potentially sinister nature of this presentation, the GP arranged transfer to the emergency department where CT subsequently revealed a closed-loop small bowel obstruction. This case highlights how frailty medicine is particularly susceptible to cognitive biases, which are commonly cited sources of medical errors.
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