A Country Doctor Writes:

A Country Doctor Writes: CONDITIONS – Diseases and Other Life Circumstances is the first in a series of books based on my blog. It is available as a…

Mar 6 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

ACDW: Blog Archive 2008 - present

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Mar 6 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

Welcome to A Country Doctor Writes:

Watch now (1 min) | My writing is on my blog, started in 2008, and often also on The Health Care Blog, KevinMD, Australia’s Medical Republic and now and…

Feb 16 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

The Art of Asking: What Else is Going on?

Walter Brown’s blood sugars were out of control. Ellen Meek had put on 15 lbs. Diane Meserve’s blood pressure was suddenly 30 points higher than ever…

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Hans Duvefelt, MD

A Statin Interaction Reference

(Something I first read 5 years ago)

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Abundance is a State of Mind, Some Days Harder to Achieve than Others

In 2014 I wrote a piece titled “Recapturing Abundance”. I was working hard and often feeling stretched, but this particular day I did a couple of house…

Oct 2 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

The Art of Prescribing (Or Not)

(A post from the pandemic years)

Oct 1 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

Common Medications Can Worsen Depression

(A Country Doctor Reads)

Oct 1 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

Since When? Looking for Change: The Heart of the Art of Diagnosis

Our receptionist asked: “Do you want your 10 o’clock to reschedule? He has a runny nose, a cough and muscle aches”. He failed some of the Covid…

Sep 30 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

The Art of Listening: When the Inner Voice Whispers

“I worry, so you don’t have to”, is how I explain to patients when something about their story or physical exam makes me consider that they may have…

Sep 27 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

The Art of Diagnosis: Teasing Out the Timeline

When we take a medical history, there is a modern tendency to concentrate on simply listing symptoms. This is evident in many EMR notes, since the…

Sep 26 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

The Art of Medicine is Not an Algorithm

(From my "The Art of" series)

Sep 25 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

The Art of Diagnosis: Go With Your Gut, Dig Deeper, Step Back or Start Over

(A 2021 piece from the blog)

Sep 24 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

The Appalling Lack of Leverage in Primary Care

A surgeon evaluates patients and performs surgery. But surgeons don’t administer the anesthesia. They also don’t sterilize their instruments or fetch…

Sep 23 •

Hans Duvefelt, MD

A Country Doctor Writes:

Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a housecall bag and a fountain pen. Day-to day and career reflections from a 1979 Medical School graduate practicing on Maine's Canadian border.

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