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Curbside Consultation: Care of a Sexually Active Adolescent - ...

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Sep 1, 2012 - The American Medical Association's Principles of Medical Ethics clearly state that physicians “shall safeguard patient confidences and privacy within the constraints of the law.” However, the laws in American ...

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Curbside Consultation: Caring for Older Patients Who Have ...

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Mar 1, 2013 - This scenario illustrates issues related to end-of-life care and placement in a long-term care facility for older individuals with significant hearing loss. An analysis of data from the 1999 to 2006 cycles of the ...

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Curbside Consultation: Demoralization: A Precursor to Physician ...

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Nov 1, 2012 - Demoralization is a state of hopelessness and helplessness that is akin to, but separable from, depression.

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Curbside Consultation: Evaluating and Treating Sexual Addiction -...

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Jul 1, 2012 - This patient’s behavior is concerning because of ongoing compulsive behavior despite significant repercussions in his home and work life. Sexual addiction has been described as a behavioral addiction (similar to ...

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Curbside Consultation: A Case of Medical Uncertainty - March 1, ...

Mar 1, 2012 - Medical uncertainty (i.e., not knowing how to proceed with a patient-related problem) can stem from any number of potential situations in daily clinical practice. The causes of uncertainty are many, but the feeling of...

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Curbside Consultation: Primary and Subspecialty Care: Building a ...

Feb 1, 2012 - For the referring physician, proper etiquette includes identifying the clinical reason for the referral, confirming the appropriateness with respect to the subspecialty, providing the subspecialist with accurate and ...

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Curbside Consultation: Should I Be "Friends" with My Patients on ...

Jul 1, 2011 - First of all, kudos for getting involved in social media with the goal of promoting the health of your patients and collaborating with colleagues.

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Curbside Consultation: Palliative Sedation for a Patient with ...

May 1, 2011 - A patient has the right to make an informed decision about discontinuing life-prolonging treatments. The patient in this scenario is requesting palliative sedation to control her anxiety while electrolyte replacement ...

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Curbside Consultation: Self-Injurious Behavior in an Adolescent -...

Mar 1, 2011 - The behavior of this patient is nonsuicidal self-injury, defined as the intended destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent. Nonsuicidal self-injury is a common biopsychosocial disorder observed in adolescents.

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Curbside Consultation: Comforting a Grieving Parent - January 1, ...

Jan 1, 2011 - The death of a child is the most devastating loss any parent can face. If physicians can help even a little, we will have done something of lasting value. Most of the things we can do may seem small to us, but are ...

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