Search results for "Patient Communication"
Paging Dr. Big Brother
Patients who fail to take their medications properly suffer unnecessary complications, raise health care costs and drive their physicians nu...
January 2022
Patients and prayer amid medical practice
Fleming. Some cultures may have mores and languages that may affect communication and ultimately physician-patient interaction. ... setting I haven't been thoughtful in how to deal with the patient.”.
October 2012
'Noncomplaince'
Noncomplaince'. Noncompliance means I think the patient should do it this way and the patient didn’t do it this way. ... His research interests include doctor-patient communication, bioethics, and systematic reviews. He is also a poet, journalist and
January 2022
Making nice
Over the summer, a couple of news stories stood out to me as examples of lemons and lemonade. First, the prix du citron : Tony Hayward of B...
January 2022
The gospel
I was told one thing. That your aortic heart valve was narrow and tight and that, just maybe, one day very soon you would need that valve re...
January 2022
Still caring
Still caring. I got a call from a patient who had a family member sick and in the ICU. ... I went to the room where my patient was with her family member, and got a run-down of his current status.
January 2022
Test responsibly
Responsible testing involves engaging a patient in a discussion about the clinical circumstances, the reliability of testing, and the likelihood of the results having an impact on management. ... Isn't that why medical testing requires a physician's order
January 2022
Prevention paradox
I feel strongly that a clinician's primary responsibility is to the patient in front of him, not to the population as a whole, so I don't see an easy
January 2022
Helping clinicians improve care for sexual, gender minorities
exam most comfortable, and be ready to stop the exam immediately, if requested by the patient. ... If the patient is not comfortable sharing that he has engaged in anal intercourse, for example, then the provider won't screen for rectal sexually
April 2015
Dr. Nobody
I found the room and went in, greeted with a big smile from my patient and her husband. ... They don’t know my patient, and will soon forget about her when she leaves.
January 2022