A physician considering prescribing a certain medication that is not on the FDA-approved indications list must contemplate three aspects of that decision—legal/regulatory, clinical evidence, and ethics.
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A physician considering prescribing a certain medication that is not on the FDA-approved indications list must contemplate three aspects of that decision—legal/regulatory, clinical evidence, and ethics.
A physician’s ethical obligation beyond access to care. If your patients are culturally different from you, it’s important to learn and understand their needs.
Are altruism, empathy, and compassionnstill valued virtues in “modern” medicine, or have patients come to expect something else in the provision of their healthcare by physicians.
We consider the four major elements of clinical judgment: knowledge, critical thinking and interpretation, decision-making and patient self-determination.
Saying no to a patient’s treatment requests is often complicated
Clinical Scenario Your first patient of the day is a 59-year-old man with advanced stage IV head and neck cancer, who will be meeting with you and his medical oncologist […]
It is important for older surgeons to be constantly stimulated through a variety of experiences, and to seek broad knowledge in diverse subjects that can inform us as citizens of the world.
The patient–physician relationship is unique with respect to physical contact, given the importance of the physical examination and the physician’s responsibility to understand and connect with he patient.
Some guidelines to help otolaryngologists manage pain requirements in the clinical setting.