Podcast of ExBEM Episode 25: Flawed Medical Thinking: Part One -Effect or Cause? ( Why vital signs can't be treated)

To understand the mysteries of medicine we are taught basic concepts we then use construct cognitive frameworks that allows us to interpret information, make predictions and formulate interventions.  But what if the original concepts are wrong? Experience has proven to me that many dogmatically held beliefs in medicine are flawed and negatively impact patient care.  In this episode I begin an analysis of this important problem.