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When Doctors Don’t Introduce Themselves

January 16, 2011 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

So I’m in the exam room recently with a new patient. After some initial dialog with the child and family I launched into the business of problem solving. Ten minutes into my history the mother politely asks, “I’m sorry, and you are?...” I hadn’t introduced myself. I had left my ID badge at my workstation and by order of some innocent distraction with the child ... Continue Reading about When Doctors Don’t Introduce Themselves

Tagged With: Doctoring 101, Medical Interview

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3 Questions That Complete a Medical Interview

October 29, 2009 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minute

I can spend 20 minutes interviewing a parent about their child and still not really understand them. During a consult, my interview centers on the objective elements in a child’s history. When evaluating a child for abdominal pain, for example, I have a panel of questions that cover what I need to know to generate a starting hypothesis. But none of it helps me ... Continue Reading about 3 Questions That Complete a Medical Interview

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Bryan Vartabedian is a pediatrician at Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children’s Hospital and one of health care’s influential voices on technology & medicine.
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