Sublime

Expertise-based practices, as a generalization, tend to be based in a single location relying on the development of a national or regional reputation to attract clients.

When I look at a patient’s blood panel for the first time, my eyes immediately dart to two numbers: apoB and Lp(a). I look at the other numbers, too, but these two tell me the most when it comes to predicting their risk of ASCVD. ApoB not only tells me the concentration of LDL particles (which, you’ll recall, is more predictive of disease than the

The prescribed separation between a doctor’s clinical and personal selves is now often called “professionalism.” Recently, this term has been challenged as possibly sexist, racist, and homophobic.

James Wood, a University of Texas psychology professor who would soon emerge as the Rorschach’s leading detractor, and two coauthors published a highly critical article in the respected journal Psychological Science. “Basic issues regarding the reliability and validity of the Comprehensive System have not been resolved,”

Hippocrates and Osler: It is much more important to know what sort of patient has a disease than what sort of disease a patient has.

Worse, Albert’s behavior “in the field” as they called it, was becoming increasingly sadistic. He enjoyed torturing people. He would stand over a “client,” announce that they had violated some code or another and, therefore, needed to suffer a long, drawn out death.