mkittlesonmd.bsky.social
Professor of Medicine, Heart Failure/Transplant Cardiologist, Cedars-Sinai. Author, Mastering the Art of Patient Care. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-20920-8 #kittlesonrules
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@mkittlesonmd.bsky.socialSometimes the most caring answer is no. @mkittlesonmd.bsky.social explains why in a new NEJM Voices blog post. Read the post and sign up for email alerts: https://nej.md/47bwkI6
Show Post@mkittlesonmd.bsky.social: "I'm a doctor, not a waiter." Saying no can be harder than saying yes, and often leads to better care. Montana's "right-to-try" law needs only consent, money, and one provider's recommendation. It's looking to bypass the system via doctor shopping. #MedSky
Show PostYears ago, I was MedReg (internal medicine resident) in ED. Patient had MI, ECG Llooked aweful (multiple tombstones), Patient looked worse. ISIS2 had just been published, I was injecting streptokinase over 15 mi utes- by hand as no syring pump available. He gasped..
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