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Maaike van der Plas: 'Do I believe the man and send him home without blood thinners? Or do I go with his wife and start treatment?'

Maaike van der Plas: 'Do I believe the man and send him home without blood thinners? Or do I go with his wife and start treatment?'

Neurologist Maaike van der Plas describes the experience of being called into a night shift to make a difficult medical decision. She reflects on the internal conflict of whether to trust a patient's self-assessment or follow the concerns of their spouse when starting a treatment like blood thinners.

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