The article discusses the need for balancing evidence-based guidelines with individual patient needs and clinical judgment.

I am afraid that we are going to have to revert to doctor-run hospitals, with all cash. Let patients deal with their own insurance companies.

The article emphasizes that clinical guidelines should be flexible to accommodate individual patient differences and needs.

I hope to do better the next time. Part of not doing better is refusing to rationalize what happened, but rather learn from the experience.

If you do not follow me on twitter or use twitter, you can still use this link to read through these teaching sessions.

The next day, the team reported that he felt much better and that the new medication had allowed them to restart his opiates.

We should always remember HL Mencken’s quote, “there is always a well-known solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong”.

Given the usefulness of penicillins for significant inpatient infections, we should be testing all “pen allergic” patients in advance.

The article critiques over-reliance on studies, stressing the importance of clinical experience and individualized patient care.

This was a huge year for medical podcasts. I have written about this recently. The excitement of hosting a podcast is difficult to describe.