Search results for "Mindful Medicine"
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
Priming to diagnose an atypical case, avoid representativeness error
Physicians are all taught to recognize disorders based on the classical case. The atypical case is harder to pin down.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/08/mindful.htm
15 Aug 2011
Attribution error results from a positive stereotype
Doctors are more likely to make attribution errors when patients fit a negative stereotype. This case involves a patient who was doing everything “right.”.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/mindful.htm
15 Apr 2011
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 patients don't tell all
Our columnists discuss the diagnostic challenges physicians face when patients omit aspects of their histories.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/10/mindful.htm
15 Oct 2010
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MINDFUL MEDICINE. A C P H O S P I TA L I S T September 2010 31. ... This issue's winning cartoon caption was submittedby Zac Erekson, a student member of ACP whobegan residency training in internal medicine at theUniversity of Iowa in July.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/acph-201009-mindful1.pdf
24 Sep 2010
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
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
The next issue of ACP Internist is online
ACP Job Placement Center calls for physician profiles
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/04/07/5.htm
7 Apr 2010
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