Surgeons Should Operate Naked to Decrease Risk of Surgical Site Infections

Image courtesy of adamr at  FreeDigitalPhotos.net This controversial claim was actually made by a well-respected surgeon, Dr. Dellinger , a...

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Ischemic heart disease

Ischemic heart disease arises when a patient has an obstruction in the arteries feeding their heart (coronary artery disease).  The older yo...

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Congestive heart failure diet

Congestive heart failure diet should be focused on avoiding salt, lipids (especially animal fats) and alcohol. Enjoying the food we eat i...

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Heart murmurs in adults

What are heart murmurs in adults? We all read or heard talking about heart murmurs in adults, and many of us are curious to find out if  th...

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Forbes Critical of Patient Satisfaction Ratings of Physicians

Forbes on January 2, 2013 published a story critical of Press Gainey and other companies that obtain patient satisfaction scores. Please no...

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Heart palpitations after eating

Heart palpitations after eating are one of the causes of heart palpitations seen in patients. This may be normal under certain conditions,...

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Patient Experience Just As Important As Clinical Expertise

I read with great interest an article in the New York Times " How Does Your Hospital Room Make You Feel? " regarding how a patient...

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Dr. House Video Clip Illustrating Doctor-Patient Communication Problems

In this classic video clip , Dr. House interviews a patient with asthma. Their interaction illustrates the problem of communication between ...

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Are Doctors Required to Obtain Patient Permission For Posting Non-Identifiable X-Rays, CT Scans, Etc Online?

The blunt answer is no... as long as there is no way the patient can be identified by looking at the image. (in other words, anonymous). Dr....

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Positive Patient Feedback

Dr. Chang received a bonsai tree from Fauquier Hospital for having received positive patient feedback for the past 4 consecutive quarters....

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