Background: With the increasing use of diagnostic imaging modalities, incidental findings (IFs) are a common occurrence in hospitalized patients. They present a unique challenge to hospitalists treating patients admitted for chest pain because of the ever shorter hospital length of stay. Very few studies have focused on describing the characteristics of patient with IFs. A […]

Background: Despite a commitment to high-quality medical education, diagnostic errors continue to be pervasive. Clinical presentations with nonspecific symptoms and diagnoses with wide differentials are prone to diagnostic errors; dizziness may be the epitome of this conundrum. Dizziness is a common symptom, costly to assess, and frequently misdiagnosed. Diagnostic decisions have high stakes, given the […]