Understanding New-Onset QT Prolongation in Sepsis: Characteristics, Outcomes and Predictors
The following is a summary of “Characteristics, predictors, and outcomes of new-onset QT...
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Thoughtfully Addressing a Colleague’s Error
According to a British Medical Journal analysis, medical errors occur quite frequently, annually killing upward of 250,000 people. It is a physician’s civic duty to inform patients of conditions that may be due to medical...
Read MoreThe Benefits of a TraumaInformed Approach to Care
A trauma-informed approach to care acknowledges that healthcare organizations and care teams need a complete picture of a patient’s life situation—past and present—to provide effective healthcare services with a healing...
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Handling the Injectable Weight Loss Medication Craze
New injectable weight loss medications are highly sought-after, causing shortages. Prescribing should not solely depend on patient requests.
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How to Prepare for a Possible Medical Malpractice Suit
Healthcare providers are particularly vulnerable to litigation. Here are some tips to help prepare for the possibility of a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Read MoreProtecting a Patient’s Confidentiality When Discussing Their Health
Caregivers perform many functions that vary from patient to patient. While some caregivers are minimally involved in a patient’s life, others may have complete legal access to patient records. When it comes to caregivers who...
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Assessment of ICA Stenosis in Patients with PDR Through OCT and OCTA
The following is a summary of “Risk factors of internal carotid artery stenosis in patients with...
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Asthma and Serum Amyloid A: Proinflammatory HDL Impact on Systemic and Airway Inflammation
The following is a summary of “Asthmatic patients with high serum amyloid A have...
Read MoreOptional Direct Communication Helps Patients Feel Safe
How easy is it to gain access to a healthcare professional when you need them? Does easy access equate with overuse or abuse of access to healthcare professionals? My experience led me to believe that making it easy for patients...
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What is Physician-Led Healthcare, and How Can YOU Contribute?
It’s time for physicians to stand up and resume their role as healthcare system leaders to address a dysfunctional “disease care” system.
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How Physicians Can Respond to Medical Misinformation Permeating the Internet
When patients look online for answers to medical questions, healthcare providers must ensure their patients act upon science-backed medical information.
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Reflections on Match Day 2024
Match Day is a highly anticipated event where graduating medical students find out where they will complete their residency training. How did 2024 measure up?
Read MoreEvery Physician Has a Role in Reducing Low-Value Care
Medicine and healthcare are complex. Often, patients discuss their condition with family and friends, or search the Internet regarding their symptoms, and somehow always come up with the worst-case scenario. Part of the problem...
Read MoreEnsuring Fair Compensation for Online Patient Communication
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the healthcare industry in myriad ways, including communication methods between patients and their physicians. In particular, the frequency of telehealth visits during and following...
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How Can We Help Patients When They Can’t Afford Care?
While medical technology in the US may be among the top in the world, delivery of these advances...
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When It Is Appropriate to Disclose PHI to the Police
Q: A new patient became abusive after I refused to prescribe narcotics for a back injury that he...
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Iron Deficiency Treatment with Ferric Carboxymaltose in Heart Failure
The following is a summary of “Ferric Carboxymaltose in Heart Failure with Iron Deficiency,”...
Read MoreResponding to a Taboo Question in the Exam Room
Although trained to avoid discussing religion, physicians can engage with patients who initiate these conversations. Here’s how to best handle such situations. In our training, addressing religion or politics with patients was...
Read MoreTelehealth Improves Patient Access to Multidisciplinary Care
The 2024 Crohn’s & Colitis Congress featured multiple sessions on management strategies for patients with IBD, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to optimize care. Multiple presentations explored the use of telehealth...
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