Cognitive Bias in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cognitive bias plays a significant role in medical errors In the pandemic of corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19), recognizing and creating strategies to minimize these biases is crucial to optimize medical care for our patients In this article we present a case of a 68-year-old male with decreased appetite, subjective fears, dry cough, and confusion The report illustrates the concept of cognitive bias during a pandemic and discusses strategies to ameliorate them