Physicians are excellent at  floccinaucinihilipilification. What is that?

Physicians are excellent at  floccinaucinihilipilification, which is seeing something as unimportant or worthless.  We engage in floccinaucinihilipilification every time we see a patient. We listen to their story and symptoms, and quickly filter, accept, or discard information until we arrive at our presumed diagnosis. The 18-second rule In 1984, Beckman and Frankel wrote in the Annals of […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more.

Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 15, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/susan-maclellan-tobert" rel="tag" > Susan MacLellan-Tobert, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Physician Practice Management Source Type: blogs