In My Humble Opinion
A primary care physician's thoughts on medicine and life.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Back To Life
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I usually think of it as a positive the sign. A patient is depressed, mourning, or just doing poorly. Then they show up on my schedule for...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Are You Trying Hard Enough?
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I have had many mentors over the years. I learned from countless teachers: family, friends, and colleagues. But there has been one influen...
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
The O.K. Corral
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I had already decided that I wasn't going to be a pediatrician . So my third year rotation ended on a high note. I was working in the ...
Saturday, August 25, 2012
A Slippery Slope
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Dr. Sisk shifted uncomfortably in his chair. He stared at the computer screen in front of him as he once again tried to plead with the elde...
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Trial By Fire
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I could feel her holding her breath as I continued the phone conversation with the oncologist. She sat in the floral upholstered chair next ...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
The Rise And Fall Of Consequence
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She hobbled into my exam room, pausing half way to lean on the walker and take a deep breath. A year to the day, we had placed her husband ...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Skin In The Game
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Ricky and I were the same age. We both were struggling with the ins and outs of new parenthood. I had a boy , he a girl. Yet my gray coat...
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