Erschienen in:
01.05.2009 | Reflection
Stuck
verfasst von:
Katherine Chang Chretien, MD, FACP
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 5/2009
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Excerpt
We had ruled out the most pressing potential causes of Mr. C’s chest pain over the first week of his hospitalization and were now tending to his severe chronic leg ulcers secondary to intravenous drug use. His chest pain, however, was still present. Each morning on rounds, the team would ask about the status of his pain. Later, we would huddle in our team room deciding whether it sounded more musculoskeletal or gastrointestinal of origin that particular day and devise our plan accordingly. …