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Come again?

April 28th, 2010 No Comments

So I was in the hospital seeing patients with my preceptor the other day. One patient in particular was interesting. It was a seemingly uncomplicated case–the woman had been having some gastrointestinal issues and I had been asked to perform a focused history and physical. As part of my work-up, I asked [...]

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On Being A Patient

July 14th, 2008 2 Comments

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.
-Hippocrates
Last time I updated, I mentioned that I’ve been sick recently. What I failed to mention was what happened. Well, even though it’s a little embarrassing, I’m going [...]

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