Search results for "Mindful Medicine"
It's just old age—or is it?
How might ageism interfere with a correct diagnosis?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/05/mindful.htm
15 May 2009
When you look, but don't see the diagnosis
Gradual yet significant change in a woman's appearance, first noticed by a daughter she hadn't seen for a year, leads to the diagnosis of a common yet frequently missed ailment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/mindful.htm
15 Jan 2011
When the findings don't fit
A Fellow investigates a young woman's elevated testosterone level and reaches a diagnosis even though the lab results and imaging conflict. Our diagnostic experts consider confirmation bias and how this internist sidestepped being misled.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/mindful.htm
15 Jan 2010
Start at the top to get to the bottom of a diagnosis
Our columnists explain the “top downâ€ï¿½ or “working forwardâ€ï¿½ approach.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/mindful.htm
15 Jul 2009
Unmasking the patient's hidden agenda
A patient’s reply of “so-soâ€ï¿½ regarding her depression leads a doctor to dig deeper.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/mindful.htm
15 Sep 2009
Uncertain diagnosis leads doctor to dig further
Our columnists address the emotional consequences of diagnoses.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/mindful.htm
15 Dec 2009
Seeing the whole picture
An internist sidesteps anchoring and availability to arrive at the correct diagnosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/04/mindful.htm
15 Apr 2010
Thinking about our thinking as physicians
Drs. Groopman and Hartzband reflect on their Mindful Medicine column and look toward the future.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/mindful.htm
15 Oct 2011
Letter from the editor
Most hospitalists comanage surgical patients as part of their day-to-day responsibilities, but the hows, whens and whys of a comanagement relationship can vary from hospital to hospital and even from physician to physician.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/editor.htm
15 Mar 2009
A case of attribution error
Our columnists discuss the case of a 71-year-old obese woman whose mental status deteriorated rapidly while in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/mindful.htm
15 Sep 2010