I teach doctors how to interpret test results – and the labels ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ often hide what matters most

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by MIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation at 12 Oct, 12:19 UTC

Labeling medical test results as ‘normal’ or ‘abnormal’ helps clinicians make quick judgments when diagnosing patients. But this binary approach to interpreting tests can lead to fatal errors.

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• T1I teach doctors how to interpret test results – and the labels ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ often hide what matters mostMIT News (research) / Quanta / The Conversation12 Oct, 12:19