#189 Medical Overuse: Common Cases of Overtesting, Overdiagnosis, Overtreatment
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
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The Dangers of Overtesting in Medicine
This chapter explores the complications arising from unnecessary medical tests, particularly focusing on the consequences of incidental findings known as incidentalomas. It emphasizes the psychological, physical, and financial burdens these tests can impose on patients, using case studies of imaging procedures like MRIs and CT scans. The discussion highlights the importance of careful decision-making in medical testing, especially concerning lung cancer screenings and the challenges posed by overdiagnosis.
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