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...Scott Haig is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He has a private practice in the New York City area. Some patient names have been changed to protect privacy...
...even undiagnosed ones; the problem is they work less well with every passing week and as you "get used to them," the pain - whose source has not been in any way removed by these drugs - will actually increase. Trust me: If there is anything worse than an undiagnosed pain patient, it's an addicted, undiagnosed pain patient...
...course, it's hard for doctors to be certain that nothing is medically wrong, and that kind of diagnosis will invariably be challenged. We have to be as sure as possible that we aren't missing a true physical (the medical word is "organic") problem. I find the patient's medical history is most likely to turn up the valuable clue, but there's also the "gut check". We all love this mysterious genius that springs up in us once in a while; it's the thing that tells us little Johnnie is getting sick, Mary seems pregnant or Billy...
...able to inquire about a runner’s status at a kiosk near the finish line. The main purpose of such a system is to ensure that no runner is lost, but public health officials say they hope to use the Boston Marathon as a test of the patient tracking system. Officials hope to implement a similar system to respond to disaster situations that flood hospitals with casualties, according to Ridley. Hurricane Katrina, for example, created chaos in New Orleans when government officials and families had no way to access information about patients being treated in area hospitals...
...Jesus Christ of politics. I am a patient victim, I put up with everyone, I sacrifice myself for everyone...