Tag: Bedside manner
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Side-by-side
Nicholas ChongBoston, Massachusetts, United States “I will hurt you if you touch my legs.” My hand stopped midair, hovering inches from his shin. The patient lay rigid in bed, eyes fixed on the ceiling, his voice edged with pain and warning. For a moment, I was unsure whether he was speaking out of anger or…
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A good bedside manner
Richard HolmSioux Falls, South Dakota, United States The following essay was presented as part of the South Dakota Public Broadcasting Television show On Call on July 22, 2010. In 1988 Arnold P. Gold MD, a physician educator at Columbia University, noted a disturbing trend for medical students and residents. Students were over-emphasizing advancing technology while…