Search results for "Mindful Medicine"
The next issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
ACP Job Placement Center calls for physician profiles
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/06/7.htm
6 Apr 2010
Framing risks, benefits perilous for physicians and patients
A new column debuts, outlining how physicians can properly frame risks and benefits of treatments so patients can make the best medical decisions for themselves. In this column, risk calculators are explained so the “number needed to treat” isn't so murky to a woman considering statins.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/gray.htm
1 Jan 2012
The October issue is online and coming to your mailbox
The October issue of ACP Internist highlights continuous glucose monitoring, house calls and managing irritable bowel syndrome.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/05/11.htm
5 Oct 2010
Start at the top to get to the bottom of a diagnosis
ACP Member C. Christopher Smith reconsiders a patient's self-reported diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome to uncover the true cause of his symptoms.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/mindful.htm
1 Jul 2009
Unmasking the patient's hidden agenda
Something about a response of â€ï¿½so-so' triggers Ian Gilson, FACP, to delve further into how a patient is feeling—and a potentially suicidal hidden agenda.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/09/mindful.htm
1 Sep 2009
Patient's doubts about diagnosis prompt a second opinion
A 61-year-old retired military officer presented to a local hospital in the Midwest with flank pain and E. coli bacteremia.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/three.htm
1 Mar 2008
A physician copes with chronic pain
A diagnosis of breast cancer leads to chronic pain that has lingered for 6 years. A physician learns a lesson in adaptation, resilience and moving on. Humility and hope are keys.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/11/doctors.htm
1 Nov 2013
Reflections from a physician who faced his mortality
A physician who developed severe heartburn recalls his thinking as he reflects on his own progressively severe symptoms and increasingly worrisome differential diagnosis.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/doctor.htm
1 May 2013
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about medical marijuana, mindful medicine, pharmaceutical reps, and more.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/01/letters.htm
1 Jan 2011
Learn where to look for celiac disease
Internists are more likely than ever to treat patients with celiac disease, but the diagnosis is still often missed.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/04/editors.htm
1 Apr 2010