John presents to the ER one morning with lower back pain. H…
John presents to the ER one morning with lower back pain. He has comorbidities including hypertension and renal failure. Mary, his nurse, works with him to treat his back pain. Later that day, John presents back to the ER complaining of chest pain. Mary sees his name on the patient list, and says to another nurse working with her that he was just in earlier for back pain. The second nurse works with John, and finds that his symptoms are still from the visit earlier today, despite the complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath. John’s heart attack goes unrecognized. What type of bias is present in this situation?