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Unmasking bowel obstruction in a Parkinson's patient: the influence of cognitive bias in frailty medicine.

Oxf Med Case Reports

September 2024

Research and Development Unit, Hammersmith and Fulham Primary Care Network, Lower Ground Floor, Richford Gate Medical Centre, Richford Street, London W6 7HY, United Kingdom.

Article Synopsis
  • It can be hard for doctors to notice new problems in patients who already have long-term illnesses, like Parkinson's disease, because they might think the symptoms are just part of the old illness.
  • A 68-year-old man with Parkinson's mentioned feeling sick to his stomach and had trouble going to the bathroom, which he thought was normal for him.
  • Luckily, his doctor realized these symptoms could mean something serious and sent him to the hospital, where they found he had a blocked intestine.
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