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Physician Health

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4 Min Read

Dr. Streed: The moment I knew medicine was my calling

Carl G. Streed Jr., MD, explains how exciting it is to find ways to improve care and population health.   

USMLE® Step 3

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4 Min Read

USMLE Step 3: Next step for patient with chest pain

An avid 35-year-old jogger presents with sharp chest pain after an upper respiratory tract infection. What should be the next step in his treatment?

Ethics

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5 Min Read

Partnership approach can improve quality of life in dementia

Many people with dementia can state their preferences, so clinicians are obliged to maintain patients’ roles as decision-makers.

USMLE® Step 3

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3 Min Read

USMLE Step 3: What’s the next step for patient in car crash?

Struck by a car, the 45-year-old patient sustained multiple fractures, pelvic trauma and a laceration on his forehead. What is the best next step?

Specialty Profiles

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8 Min Read

What it’s like to specialize in addiction medicine: Shadowing Dr. Baxter

Meet Louis E. Baxter, MD, who says patience with insurers and patients with substance-use disorders is needed to thrive in this specialty.

Ethics

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4 Min Read

How to respond when medicine’s culture causes moral distress

Medical students and resident physicians are particularly vulnerable to moral distress, given the hierarchical nature of their training.

Specialty Profiles

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7 Min Read

What it’s like to specialize in urology: Shadowing Dr. McNeil

Meet Brian Keith McNeil, MD, who says affability, availability, ability and empathy are key to succeeding as a urologist.

USMLE® Step 1 & 2

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USMLE Step 2: Diagnose the cause of abdominal cramps and diarrhea

The patient, a 42-year-old woman, also has had episodes of skin flushing in the head and neck area and has a lesion on her liver.