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Only Pain and Fear Bring Patients to the Doctor
It’s been said in the world of business that people only buy two things: Good feelings and solutions to problems.
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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Medicine is Not Like Math
We do a lot of things in our head in this business.
Jul 25
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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Medicine is Not Like Math
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Doctors Without Heroes
(From 2013, even truer now)
Jul 24
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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Anxiety, Worry or Fear? Disappointment, Grief or Depression?
Especially in these strange and uncertain times, many people feel uneasy. Some of them come to us with concerns over their state of mind.
Jul 24
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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Shouldn’t Suboxone be Over-the-Counter?
These days you can buy fentanyl and heroin without a prescription very easily. Once addicted and chemically dependent, people can be pretty…
Jul 23
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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Shouldn’t Suboxone be Over-the-Counter?
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PTO: Paid Time Off, Personal Time Off or Partial Time Off?
No more Holidys for many doctors…
Jul 22
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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Progress Notes Shouldn’t Have to Be So Comprehensive
Why is it that every visit note has to rehash past medical and surgical history, active problems, allergies and sometimes even long narratives about the…
Jul 14
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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In Most Cases, Normal is Just a Statistic
Vitamin D, again…
Jul 7
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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In Most Cases, Normal is Just a Statistic
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An Empty Stall
(Fourth of July weekend, 2009, weeks after moving to Caribou)
Jul 4
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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An Empty Stall
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Adverse Effects
From my first few months of blogging, in 2008
Jun 29
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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Adverse Effects
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Role Play
Physicians play many roles in patients’ health care and lives in general.
Jun 27
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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Today’s Masterpiece
From a dozen years ago
Jun 26
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Hans Duvefelt, MD
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Today’s Masterpiece
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