So the South had to rely on various plants and plant barks, touted by the South Carolina physician and botanist Frances Peyre Porcher as effective quinine substitutes. But Porcher’s quinine substitutes were all ineffective, and the South had to make do with the meager supply of quinine it ...
While still high, fewer numbers of medical students each year believe general surgery has limited continuity of care (67%-50%), excessive training (69%-52%), and limited patient-physician interaction (72%-55%). The number of students who think that surgical training understates differential ...
I’m a Stanford-trained physician, double-boarded in internal medicine and anesthesiology, and I’ve personally anesthetized over 30,000 patients over 38+ years. I’m currently an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Stanford Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine. I teach at ...
Physician’s education focuses on the use of pharmaceuticals. The responsibility for patients’ physical activity level is shared with other health professionals, the patient and society. The GPs express reservations about prescribing physical activity. A heavy workload is a source of frustration. PAP...
So Christ is sitting there nursing a nice Pinot Grigio (he gets so tired of red wine, you have no idea) and he’s saying to the gods and near-gods at the bar with him, “You know what really gets to me, though? The tat. Thekitsch.The dashboard ornaments, the endless dodgy art...
She is considered one of the biggest rising stars on the state’s Dem bench and a near-certain future statewide candidate, perhaps as soon as 2022. To get there though, she will need to win re-election in a purple district. Leo Valentin Physician Leo Valentin (R) is al...
(GP #4) 31 32 33 34 35 Knowledge of the patient and continuity in the relationship between patient and 36 37 physician were seen as key issues in providing the best service. Furthermore these GPs saw 38 39 the advantage of being a family doctor, improving the relationship to...
Physical examination (PE) is an essential clinical skill and a central part of a physician’s daily activity. Teaching of PE has been integrated into medical school by many clinical disciplines with respective specific examination procedures. For instance, PE teaching in general practice may include...
“Let me see if I have this right...”: words that help build empathy. Ann Intern Med. 2001;135:221–7. PubMed CAS Google Scholar Hojat M, Mangione S, Nasca TJ, et al. The Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy: development and preliminary psychometric data. Educ Psychol Meas. 2001;...
Therefore, if the definition of asthma had been restricted to those subjects who had a confirmed asthma diagnosis by a physician, it would have excluded many subjects with undiagnosed asthma, as these subjects might experience issues around access to healthcare. The proportion of people with ...