Exam Room Miscommunication
In school were you ever challenged to explain to someone how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich using words only? It’s harder than it sounds. Similarly it’s sometimes difficult to explain to a...
View ArticleRunning Late – Sometimes it’s Helpful
Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos Staying on time in my clinic is always a challenge. Typical follow-up appointments for my internal medicine group are 15 minutes, which is not a lot of time when...
View ArticleMatchmaker Matchmaker
Not uncommonly patients tell me about their loneliness. Sometimes it’s related to health issues. They don’t exercise going for a walk because they don’t have anyone to go with, or they don’t eat...
View ArticleJanuary Resolutions
This is the time of year people make New Year’s resolutions. Many goals get made repeatedly each year because it’s hard to sustain changes in habits to make progress in things like losing weight....
View ArticleMore COVID-19 Coronavirus Thoughts
Christian IV’s crown in Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark. Social distancing is strange when it hits home. The last time we had kids and grandkids over for dinner, about a month ago, we tended to...
View ArticleShaky Business
Early in the pandemic I avoided seeing my patients for a while, except with virtual visits. After returning to the office I tried to maximize the distance, and minimize the duration of contact to...
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