Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jan 2006 Breast Cancer Screening, Commentary 1 Heidi Malm, PhD and Gerald W. Chodak, MD Physicians need to counsel patients about the limitations of genetics test results and what the results mean in terms of a clinical prognosis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):7-10. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.ccas1-0601. State of the Art and Science Dec 2006 Cellulitis: Definition, Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment Sarah Maitre A definition of cellulitis, explanation of its cause, and directions on how to diagnose and treat it. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):831-833. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.cprl1-0612. Case and Commentary Dec 2007 Communicable Disease and Immigration Fears Sonal S. Munsiff, MD Physicians must balance competing ethical concerns when undocumented immigrants need health care for a communicable disease. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):799-805. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.ccas3-0712. State of the Art and Science Dec 2007 Diagnosing and Managing Pulmonary Tuberculosis David Pitrak, MD Steps in diagnosing mycobacterial pulmonary tuberculosis and its management. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):814-818. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.cprl1-0712. Case and Commentary Mar 2004 HMO-Dictated Patient Discharge, Commentary 2 Linda MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):112-116. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas3-0403. Case and Commentary Mar 2004 HMO-Dictated Patient Discharge, Commentary 1 Lisa Anderson-Shaw, DrPH, MA, MSN The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):112-116. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas3-0403. Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Unnecessary Tests and Ethics of Quality of Care G. Caleb Alexander, MD Patients' requests for unnecessary medical tests erode health care quality for all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):261-263. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas3-0406. Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 1 Hasan Shanawani, MD, MPH Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):469-473. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507. Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 2 Kathleen Nathan Lowe, MSW, ACSW, CMSW Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):473-475. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507. Case and Commentary Dec 2004 A Fever of Unknown Source, Commentary 2 Robert H. Pantell, MD Physicians should use evidence-based guidelines as a starting point to make sound clinical treatment decisions for a patient's individual medical needs. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):531-533. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas1-0412. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Jan 2006 Breast Cancer Screening, Commentary 1 Heidi Malm, PhD and Gerald W. Chodak, MD Physicians need to counsel patients about the limitations of genetics test results and what the results mean in terms of a clinical prognosis. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(1):7-10. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.1.ccas1-0601.
State of the Art and Science Dec 2006 Cellulitis: Definition, Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment Sarah Maitre A definition of cellulitis, explanation of its cause, and directions on how to diagnose and treat it. Virtual Mentor. 2006;8(12):831-833. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2006.8.12.cprl1-0612.
Case and Commentary Dec 2007 Communicable Disease and Immigration Fears Sonal S. Munsiff, MD Physicians must balance competing ethical concerns when undocumented immigrants need health care for a communicable disease. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):799-805. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.ccas3-0712.
State of the Art and Science Dec 2007 Diagnosing and Managing Pulmonary Tuberculosis David Pitrak, MD Steps in diagnosing mycobacterial pulmonary tuberculosis and its management. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(12):814-818. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.12.cprl1-0712.
Case and Commentary Mar 2004 HMO-Dictated Patient Discharge, Commentary 2 Linda MacDonald Glenn, JD, LLM The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):112-116. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas3-0403.
Case and Commentary Mar 2004 HMO-Dictated Patient Discharge, Commentary 1 Lisa Anderson-Shaw, DrPH, MA, MSN The financial constraints of HMOs often conflict with physicians' medical decisions regarding patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):112-116. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas3-0403.
Case and Commentary Jun 2004 Unnecessary Tests and Ethics of Quality of Care G. Caleb Alexander, MD Patients' requests for unnecessary medical tests erode health care quality for all. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(6):261-263. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.6.ccas3-0406.
Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 1 Hasan Shanawani, MD, MPH Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):469-473. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507.
Case and Commentary Jul 2005 Is Greenacres (Skilled Nursing Facility) the Place to Be? Commentary 2 Kathleen Nathan Lowe, MSW, ACSW, CMSW Physicians should understand the ethical issues surrounding assisting patients who receive Medicare- and Medicaid-funded health care. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(7):473-475. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.7.ccas3-0507.
Case and Commentary Dec 2004 A Fever of Unknown Source, Commentary 2 Robert H. Pantell, MD Physicians should use evidence-based guidelines as a starting point to make sound clinical treatment decisions for a patient's individual medical needs. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(12):531-533. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.12.ccas1-0412.