Why Medical Lessons?
One of the things I liked best about practicing medicine is that I was constantly learning. Making rounds at seven in the morning on an oncology floor would be a chore if you didn’t get to examine and...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Death in the ICU
Something I learned as a medical intern is that there are worse things than dying. As I recall, it was sometime in April, 1988. I was putting a line in an old man with end-stage kidney disease, cancer...
View ArticleAbout this Week
Dear Readers, It’s a quiet, warm and breezeless day here in Manhattan. I’ve been at the hospital for much of the time lately, visiting with my Dad. Being there brings back all kinds of memories. I...
View ArticleThe Immeasurable Value of Continuity of Care
Today I visited my internist for a checkup and flu shot. We talked about how I’m doing, and she examined me, and we discussed what procedures I ought have done and not done. She’s been my doctor since...
View ArticleWhy Not Tweet When You Are In the Hospital and Not Feeling Well?
A question surfaced last month is if – or why – patients should tweet, blog, or otherwise share details of their circumstances on the Internet. The discussion focused on the “case” of a friend, a...
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