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05/15/26

How health professionals navigate diagnostic uncertainty in clinical practice: a rapid scoping review.

Bilbrough, Carter; Forbes, Roma; Costa, Nathalia; Dinsdale, Alana. Patient Education and Counseling

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Cognition and Decision Making Communication Teamwork
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Summary

Diagnostic uncertainty is common and challenging for both patients and clinicians. This rapid scoping review found that communication, clinical reasoning, and collaboration help health professionals manage it in practice. Educational and workplace settings can support this by normalizing uncertainty, encouraging collaboration, and adapting strategies to specific care contexts.
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Bilbrough C, Forbes R, Costa N, et al. How health professionals navigate diagnostic uncertainty in clinical practice: a rapid scoping review. Patient Educ Couns. 2026;149:109690.