# When Illness Scripts Fail: A Mystery Case

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Podcast: [Run the List](https://stenobird.com/podcast/run-the-list-675613)
Published: 2025-09-30T09:00:32+00:00
Episode link: https://www.runthelistpodcast.com/
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Duration seconds: 919

## Resource

In this special episode, Dr. Mitchell Charap, longtime IM residency program director and master clinician at NYU Langone, walks us through a mystery case that defies expectations. Together, he and host Emily Gutowski explore how illness scripts can both guide and sometimes mislead our diagnostic reasoning, and why the physical exam remains an indispensable tool. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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