Episode 34 - Not It: When Every Consultant Agrees It’s Not Their Disease

What happens when a patient is clearly sick, but every specialist says, “It's not my disease”?

In this episode of The Host Response, Dr. Paul Bunce explores diagnostic uncertainty, specialist “not me” opinions, and the danger of becoming too certain when a patient doesn’t fit a familiar pattern.

How do we distinguish “unlikely” from “impossible”? How do we communicate uncertainty to patients hearing conflicting opinions? And when should we keep looking after our specialty has supposedly been ruled out?

Because sometimes “I don’t recognize this” is not the same as “this cannot be it.”