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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

This may sound obvious, but for goals and treatments to be aligned, patients must have an honest understanding of both their medical condition and the potential benefits/burdens of proposed treatment options. I’m pointing this out, because in our desire to maintain ‘hope’, providers often couch bad news in niceties and ambiguities, which is not helpfulRead more