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definition “Failure or refusal to comply. In medicine, the term noncompliance is commonly used in regard to a patient who does not take a prescribed medication or follow a prescribed course of treatment. A person who demonstrates noncompliance is said to be noncompliant.” While the above definition sounds bland enough, in reality this label carriesRead more

a patient Mr C, 68 yrs old, is the patriarch of a very large extended family.  He was admitted to the hospital due to severe right sided chest pain and weakness.  No matter the time, day or night, family members were at his bedside. His initial work-up revealed a large right pleural effusion and aRead more