More articles from From The Editor
- The tests that we order define us
In practice we balance the inputs from Watson, “Dr. Google,” our experience, and the specific data from the patient.
- There is more to the TSH than a number
Management of subclinical hypothyroidism should be nuanced and based on clinical and laboratory parameters.
- MGUS: It’s about the protein, not just the marrow
What is a cause of a high erythrocyte sedimentation rate with a normal C-reactive protein and a low anion gap?
- A new reason to reconsider that antibiotic prescription: The microbiome
Prescribing an antibiotic is a far more complicated and long-lasting affair than most of us thought.
- A physician’s response to observational studies of opioid prescribing
Not long ago, we were told we needed to do better at relieving pain.
- Small fibers, large impact
The wide interest in small fi ber neuropathy may reflect our current apparent epidemic of chronic pain.
- We can learn a lot from drug adverse effects
No one likes adverse effects, but they can teach us important things about human biology.
- The bias of word choice and the interpretation of laboratory tests
Words matter. Calling ALT and AST “liver function tests” can lead to premature diagnosis of liver disease.
- How well do we understand calcium and vitamin D?
I do not believe we truly understand the ideal amount of dietary and supplemental calcium or vitamin D for a given patient.
- Training physician leaders to save the health system… and us
The success of the health system and the emotional well-being and clinical skills of its physicians are clearly interrelated.