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We can do better at making the clinical note a useful tool for communication in the electronic medical record.

A 50-year-old patient presented with worsening dyspnea and cough with bilateral swelling of the lower extremities, with left-side swelling greater than right-side swelling.

The differential diagnosis included infection, malignancy, and inflammatory disorders such as immunoglobulin G4-related disease and sarcoidosis.

Biopsy revealed neoplastic cells throughout the epidermis and granular layer, with abundant pale cytoplasm, intraglandular extension, and chronic inflammation in the papillary dermis.

Guidelines on managing patients with stage 1 hypertension and a low 10-year risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Despite the importance of providing guideline-concordant care, there are still barriers to implementing evidence-based recommendations in providing care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Barriers to care include clinician misperceptions, lack of acceptance of the diagnosis, poor patient engagement with treatment, and lack of access to care.

Confirming the diagnosis is only the start of the journey. The greater challenge and opportunity lie in how physicians present the diagnosis to the patient and family.

A review of recent research to guide symptom management, advance-care planning, and communication training to maximize compassionate care.

A clinical overview focused on screening, multidisciplinary evaluation, and treatment of early esophageal adenocarcinoma.