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Review
. 2017 Jan;32(1):122-126.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3887-8. Epub 2016 Oct 31.

Stressing Signal Versus Noise: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning

Neha Gupta  1 , Kenneth Feingold  2   3 , Gurpreet Dhaliwal  2   3
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Review

Stressing Signal Versus Noise: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning

Neha Gupta et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: clinical reasoning; problem representation; signal detection theory.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors of this manuscript, Neha Gupta, Kenneth Feingold, and Gurpreet Dhaliwal, declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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CT of the chest. Coronal view shows a 5.7 × 5.4 cm left hilar mass (arrow) with complete obstruction of the left upper lobe bronchus and left upper lobe collapse.
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PET-CT of the body. Coronal view reveals a large left upper lobe mass, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, innumerable hepatic and bilateral adrenal lesions, and numerous bony lesions, all of which appear yellow.
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