History of renal insufficiency presents for acute flank pain

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You are working a particularly busy shift. One of your patients is a 40-year-old woman with a history of renal insufficiency who presents for acute flank pain. You intend to order computed tomography (CT) of her abdomen and pelvis without contrast, but an error occurs during the process of order entry. Instead, CT of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast is performed rather than your intended order of a study without contrast. This experience prompts you to ask what errors should be disclosed to patients and how they should be disclosed. What is true regarding error disclosure?

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