Comments on: Spidey Senses http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2012/11/spidey-senses/ A blog from inside the emergency department Thu, 23 May 2013 06:31:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Doc Seal http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2012/11/spidey-senses/#comment-106386 Doc Seal Sat, 17 Nov 2012 13:35:57 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=8729#comment-106386 For an experienced ER doc, gut trumps guidelines most every time.

]]> By: JustADoc http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2012/11/spidey-senses/#comment-105867 JustADoc Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:09:00 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=8729#comment-105867 This story would be better if you mentioned a negative D-Dimer as part of the intitial normal tests.

]]> By: Dan http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2012/11/spidey-senses/#comment-105839 Dan Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:26:24 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=8729#comment-105839 Good catch, and good story! However, on cognitive dissonance: in the words of the prophet Iñigo, “I do not think it means what you think it means.”

I’m pretty sure cognitive dissonance is why you feel better when you smile, and why you like people just by pretending to like them. It’s caused by the dissonance of contrasting ideas or actions in your noggin’.

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