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American Family Physician
September 15, 2004
Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice A Yonkers, NY family physician wonders if he could have done more to prevent a 21-year-old's death... Deals with three hospitalized patients... Diagnoses a broken heart instead of an aching belly... etc.   |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2003
Paul Gross |
Diary from a Week in Practice I'm reminded that I rarely pull patients back from the brink, but there are a number I've rescued from unnecessary heroics... I'm stung by the disconnect between the value that I (and our patients!) assign to family physicians and the seeming obliviousness of others... etc. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2005
Kathy Soch |
Diary From a Week in Pactice A family physician congratulates a 9-year-old boy on his state achievement test in reading... Talks to a 78-years-old Hurricane Katrina victim about riding an airplane... Tweaks a patient's warfarin dosage... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2003
Paul Gross |
Diary from a Week in Practice Third-year med students bring back memories of deciding on family medicine... Gifts from a patient... Parenting advice... etc. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 |
Diary from a Week in Practice A typical week for this family physician includes documenting angels, an Unna boot, his wife's advice on his practice and a movie review. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2003 |
Diary from a Week in Practice Sudden change in blood glucose level... Smallpox vaccinations... etc. |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2010 |
Life-Support Interventions at the End of Life: Unintended Consequences Nurses need to be knowledgeable life-support interventions at the end of life and able to communicate what they know about those consequences to patients, family members, and others on the health care team, leading to better decision making at this difficult time. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2005
Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice A family practitioner comes up with an easy diagnosis... Is bothered by the management of warfarin... Is touched by patient correspondence... etc. |
American Family Physician
July 1, 2004
Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice A family practitioner goes to bat for an AIDS patient... Confronts a long-time patient's cataclysmic medical event... Breaks his own rules and gives out his home phone number to a patient in need... etc. |
American Family Physician
September 15, 2005
Paul Gross |
Diary From a Week in Pactice This family practitioner leaves his 14-year position to work with another group... Sees a 12-year old girl with abdominal pain... Discusses his career move with patients... etc. |
American Family Physician
January 15, 2004
Paul Gross |
Diary from a Week in Practice In awe of how well a 92-year-old patient is facing end-of-life issues... A colleague receives terrible news... An upbeat woman has taken an unexpected plunge... etc. |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2005
Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins |
Self-Management of Chronic Kidney Disease Effective management of this disease requires the patient to be the principal illness manager and this skill requires the nurses guidance and support. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2005
Kathy Soch |
Diary From a Week in Pactice A family physician sees a patient who wants to talk about his wife's condition more than his own... Attends a viewing of a nursing home patient... Sees a Minnesotan burned by Texas sun... etc. |
AskMen.com
Whitney F. Jones |
Colon Cancer And Polyps: What You Need To Know It would surprise many to learn that colon cancer is the third leading cause of death by cancer in American men. |
American Family Physician
November 1, 2003
Zoorob & Campbell |
Acute Dyspnea in the Office Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, is a common problem in the outpatient primary care setting. Establishing a diagnosis can be challenging because dyspnea appears in multiple diagnostic categories. Underlying disorders range from the relatively simple to the more serious. |
Managed Care
October 2003
Martin Sipkoff |
Pain Management: Health Plans Need to Take Control Insurers have not focused much on chronic pain. They should. It presents a humanitarian and business opportunity. |
Nursing
April 2009
Colwell & Gordon |
Helping patients combat colon cancer Colorectal cancer is the third most frequently diagnosed cancer in the United States. In 2008, about 148,810 people received this diagnosis and an estimated 49,960 died of the disease. |
Salon.com
March 27, 2000
Jeff Drayer |
The hardest question Even after doing it hundreds of times, it's never easy to ask someone whether they want you to let them die. |
Managed Care
August 2001 |
Four Views of Managed Care Ethics The evolution of managed care has posed ethical problems for physicians, plan administrators, and even patients. Four ethicists find that questions are many, while satisfactory answers are in short supply... |
Nursing
July 2008
Held-Warmkessel & Schliech |
Responding to 4 Gastrointestinal Complications in Cancer Patients If your patient has cancer, be prepared to help her manage such serious GI complications as bowel obstruction, peritonitis, fistula formation, and intestinal perforation. |
AskMen.com
Harold Russell |
The Truth About Lung Cancer Read this article to find out about the causes, symptoms, treatments, and preventive measures of lung cancer. |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2005 |
Health Care After Cancer Treatment An informative patient hand-out on follow-up cancer care. |
Nursing
April 2011
Sally Austin |
Stay Out of Court with Proper Documentation Here is a practical guideline to help you document your assessments and interventions completely, accurately, and concisely. Doing so not only improves patient care, but also shields you from legal fallout if something goes wrong. |
Salon.com
April 27, 2000
Albert DiBartolomeo |
Hell on earth When a kidney stone taught me the meaning of agony, I also learned the limits of my own weak self. |
