The Most Preventable Cause of Poor Health—The Missed Diagnosis
The Most Preventable Cause of Poor Health—The Missed Diagnosis When Jasmine, a 29-year-old new mother, returned to the emergency room one week after delivery, she complained of shortness of breath and fatigue. She was sent home twice with reassurance that it was “just the stress of new motherhood.” Then she collapsed in her living room and was admitted to the hospital. The diagnosis—postpartum cardiomyopathy (heart