M.D.: Doctors Talk about ThemselvesM.D. takes readers behind the masks of the men and women practicing the art of medicine in America today. Speaking anonymously (and therefore freely in this litigious era), physicians tell us about their pressures, doubts, failures, and successes. |
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... called my internist . All the tests looked fine , but my wife became concerned because my cough grew worse , so I called my doctor back . This time he ordered a chest X ray , and it detected a mass in my chest . He recommended a chest ...
... called my internist . All the tests looked fine , but my wife became concerned because my cough grew worse , so I called my doctor back . This time he ordered a chest X ray , and it detected a mass in my chest . He recommended a chest ...
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... called to ask him to write me a prescription for anti- nausea medicine to take before my chemotherapy later that same day . It was a perfectly legitimate request , and he gave me a hard time about interrupting him while he was on rounds ...
... called to ask him to write me a prescription for anti- nausea medicine to take before my chemotherapy later that same day . It was a perfectly legitimate request , and he gave me a hard time about interrupting him while he was on rounds ...
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... called skimming . That way they get all the premium money but provide less care , which means more profit . In Florida one HMO held a dance to advertise and sign up Medicare patients . So who comes to a dance ? People who are healthy ...
... called skimming . That way they get all the premium money but provide less care , which means more profit . In Florida one HMO held a dance to advertise and sign up Medicare patients . So who comes to a dance ? People who are healthy ...
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