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- Published on: 1 September 2015
- Published on: 1 September 2015Let's address everyday emotional harms.Show More
One example of our almost universal, daily inflicting of emotional harm on patients is our mis-labeling of the patient's presenting problem as the 'Chief Complaint'.
Years ago, an ICU patient said plaintively, "I'm not a complainer." after a bedside presentation is which that is just what he was called.
Let's call it the 'Presenting Problem'--in our talk and in our notes. It might contribute to a clima...
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