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What the Doctor Said Poem describing a patient's experience when being delivered bad news from their doctor.

Contributor: Karlen BaderMay 13, 2016Topics: Death&Dying / Illness & DisabilityKeywords: communication / diagnosis / disability / dying / illness / news / sickness

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Improving Diagnosis in Healthcare - Institutes of Medicine Simple patient-centric tools for reducing diagnostic errors through better communication.

Contributor: Adam SapersteinOctober 12, 2015Topics: MistakesKeywords: diagnosis / error / mistake

Inspired By Denise, by Kevin M. Kelly A reflection on what it is like to witness a loved one’s diagnosis, treatment and continued life after recovering from a brain tumor.

Contributor: Adam SapersteinJanuary 31, 2015Topics: Illness & DisabilityKeywords: acceptance / chronic / diagnosis / disability / illness / recovery / relationship / struggle

Trapped in His Body for 12 Years, A Man Breaks Free by Lulu Miller (NPR) At the age of 12, Martin developed a mysterious illness. Over the next 2 years, he progressively lost his ability to communicate, until, at age 14, he entered what his parents were told was a permanent vegetative state. Two years later he began to “wake up”; 10 years after that he was able to finally communicate again.

Contributor: AdminJanuary 19, 2015Topics: UncertaintyKeywords: bedside / body / diagnosis / dignity / family / hope / human / invisible / lean / lone / mind / prognosis / reframe / state / trap / uncertain / vegetative

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Adverbs by Khanjan Baxi Shah, MD Medicine is not mathematics. Uncertainty is in fact truth. Logic is often unbound to reality. Humility lies in Adverbs. A story of uncertain diagnosis.

Contributor: AdminJanuary 19, 2015Topics: UncertaintyKeywords: cancer / confusion / diagnosis / uncertain

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