Opinion
Is common courtesy no longer contagious?
It is distressing that the amount of rudeness is increasing to the point where we need to remind grown-ups about its consequences.
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The ripple effect
Our care may set off a chain reaction we can’t see.
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The waiting room: Then and now
Placing limitations on the numbers of family members in the waiting room makes the difficult environment of being there easier for all to deal...
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Hanging on to the memories
In a world where we can often keep people physically up and around, our ability to do the same with their minds and souls is still desperately in...
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It’s time to retire the president question
A simple, time-honored, cognitive assessment question has become so polarizing that it is clinically worthless.
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A ‘scary’ side effect
Once something is in a chart, whether it is accurate or not, it’s impossible to get it out.
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Nota bene: Don’t change a note
A chart is a legal document; once a note has been signed off on, it cannot be changed.
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Is board recertification worth it?
If I’ve already passed the neurology boards three times, hopefully that means I know what I’m doing.
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The fax that got under my skin
Pushing cash-pay procedures that are outside my specialty is flat-out wrong.
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Reminders of our mortality can come when physicians least expect it
Sometimes life will throw us a surprise that makes us remember how important every minute really is.
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Mental health illness needs appropriate care
The ER, and the inpatient setting, are often the worst possible places to be managing functional disorders.
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How much is enough?
The real question should be ‘How much money do I need?’ Rather than ‘How much should I be making?’
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Dealing with an anti-masker
“If I’m going to try to help you get better, then you should be willing to wear a mask to help protect me, too.”
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Lost time amid COVID-19
Hopefully, The Lost Year will gradually become a memory as life goes on and normalizes.
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Twenty years later, two gambles that paid off
After 20 years of solo practice, I am still doing something that I found I loved in my first week of residency.