How can you work for 24 hours in a row? My friends outside of medicine ask me that often. What is it…
Pulmonology
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A 55-year-old man is evaluated in follow-up for severe COPD, which was diagnosed 2 years ago. He has had two exacerbations in…
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Should a HIPAA-questionable good deed go unpunished?
by Richard Gunderman MD PhD and James Lynch MD October 27, 2018On a Saturday morning, Michael, a physician, was making his way through the hospital atrium after his weekend rounds. On his way…
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I was a foreign medical graduate who in addition to some clinical practice, had begun a career first in managed care as…
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Walking down the street, I sometimes see people who appear to be strolling in a cloud. These folks are wrapped in vapor…
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an acute infection of the lung parenchyma acquired outside of the hospital or less than 48 hours after…
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When I was an intern the Durham VA Hospital, there was a sign taped to the ceiling of one of the workrooms.…
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A 75-year-old man is seen for routine follow-up for very severe COPD. He has constant dyspnea and air hunger and spends most…