Recommended Reading by Velayudhan Menon https://padlet.com/medtutor/semester10 en-us 2015-08-13 02:32:47 UTC 2026-02-24 04:37:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Recommended reading (General) medtutor https://padlet.com/medtutor/semester10/wish/96029233 1. "....when there’s a clear mismatch between what a patient says and the intensity of feeling with which he or she says it....I struggle to ration my own time and emotional energy. Do I ask her what’s really bothering her and risk a time-consuming interaction? Or do I accept what she’s saying at face value and risk missing a chance to truly help her?." Read: The Doctor's New Dilemma.

2. "It’s hard to resist the urge to step back from the truth at crucial moments. Every doctor I’ve met wants to be the bearer of good news." Read: Lost in Translation.

3. "When physicians believe that their actions or tools are more effective than they actually are, the results can be unnecessary and costly care." Read: The Science of Choosing Wisely

4. "And she has remained well for a long time, proof of the adage that more treatment isn’t always better." Read: The Sharing of Loss.

5. "As the number of physicians caring for a patient increases, the depth of the relationship between patient and physician tends to diminish...." Read the article.

6. Communicating uncertainty to patients by discussing scenarios instead of quoting statistics. The power of scenario planning

7. To enjoy the present, we may not always need to be certain about the future. Certain about dying with uncertainty 
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Read:
1. A systematic approach to interpreting acid-base disorders
2. Delta ratio
3. Alveolar gas equation (Alveolar-arterial oxygen difference)

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