Returning to (Electronic) Health Records That Guide and Teach
Over the last 2 decades, medical records in the United States have undergone rapid digitization. Unfortunately, electronic health records have not delivered on their promise of improving clinical...
View ArticleDevelopment and Preliminary Feasibility of an Automated Hypertension...
Uncontrolled hypertension constitutes a significant challenge throughout the world. Blood pressure measurement by patients is informative for both patients and providers but is rarely performed...
View ArticleAccuracy and Efficacy of Hand-Held Echocardiography in Diagnosing Valve...
In recent years, advances in technology have enabled hand-held echocardiography (HHE) to generate high-quality 2-dimensional and color Doppler images. As these devices become smaller, simpler, and more...
View ArticleSherlock Holmes and the Case of the Vanishing Examination
We live in a world steeped in technology where we all spend increasing amounts of time on our cell phones and computers and less time observing the world around us. These changes have also affected how...
View ArticleThe Big Health Data–Intelligent Machine Paradox
What Happens When an Unstoppable Force Meets an Immovable Object? This paradox plays out in many high-stakes global arenas—geopolitics, climate change, and financial markets, to name a few. Artificial...
View ArticleSwollen Extraocular Muscle and Tingling Extremities
A 55-year-old man with a 3-month history of numbness and tingling in his extremities presented at a hospital. After obtaining a diagnosis of seronegative arthritis, the patient underwent...
View ArticleThe Electronic Medical Record: Beauty and the Beast
American medicine has belatedly entered the digital world with nearly universal utilization of the electronic medical record (EMR). Physicians have welcomed some aspects of the EMR and cursed others....
View ArticleThe Rise of Documentation and the Destruction of Modern Medicine
The doctor–patient relationship has remained a central theme in the art of medicine since Hippocrates. Investing time into this relationship ensures trust and communication between both parties during...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence Transforms the Future of Health Care
Life sciences researchers using artificial intelligence (AI) are under pressure to innovate faster than ever. Large, multilevel, and integrated data sets offer the promise of unlocking novel insights...
View ArticleA Pictorial Essay of Immunotherapy: Complications that Internists Will See,...
Delirium is highly prevalent in hospitalized patients and is a strong and consistent negative predictor of length of stay, mortality, and long-term cognitive outcomes.1 Symptoms commonly associated...
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