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A student goes to the campus medical center to be examined for her flulike symptoms. The doctor listens to her lungs and diagnoses her with pneumonia. The student only has the flu. Which type of medical
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A student goes to the campus medical center to be examined for her flulike symptoms. The doctor listens to her lungs and diagnoses her with pneumonia. The student only has the flu. Which type of medical error has occurred? diagnostic error medication error surgical error equipment error

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Diagnostic error seems the most plausible.
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I think it was diagnostic error sorry if I'm wrong

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