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Chapter 15 • When Things Go Wrong

What's Going Wrong?

If the practice feels off, trace the first thing to check before you touch the dose. Stabilize first. Trace second.

Full chapter Chapter 15 • When Things Go Wrong

Part of Chapter 15. Use the chapter when the practice went noisy, flat, or unstable and you need the broader failure-pattern model.

Diagnostic Troubleshooter

Figure out what changed before you start changing the dose.

Pick what changed
Path so far0
One job

Rule out the first suspect

Find the first thing to rule out before you start negotiating with dose. This is a first check, not the whole diagnosis.

Path so far

No steps yet

No path locked yet. Start with the change that feels most true.

What actually changed?

Uses

A bounded decision tree that narrows the first thing to check from the kind of drift you are describing.

Limits

Not for a live overshoot, not for a medical scare, and not smart enough to settle the whole story in one click.

Next move

If the day is still loud, go to Quiet Room or Emergency first. If the room is calm enough to think, follow the next check and stay willing to be wrong.

Want the longer reasoning? 15 • When Things Go Wrong/Next toolPre-Flight Checklist

Check whether today is actually a clean day to dose.