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IN A KEYNOTE address
last month, American Medical Association CEO James Madara, MD,
likened many of the digital health products saturating the
medical landscape to "snake oil," earning a host of
comments and reactions in the medical tech world. Dr. Madara in
particular focused his wrath on direct-to-consumer health apps
and ineffective electronic health records (EHRs). But does
hucksterism and hype end with digital health information in
medicine? What about expensive new "miracle drugs" that
almost bankrupt patients and are later proved to have minimal
benefit? Or research breakthroughs that are news headlines and
never pan out? The fact is that we are enamored with the latest
and greatest - what's hot, what everyone is talking about. So
let's add to the list of buzzwords: "analytics,"
"big data," "proteomics," "biomics"
and "precision medicine" are just a few new words
promising the transformation of your health. What fascinates me
about the current health technology landscape is how the quest
for new is diverting technology development away from the
essential challenges of practicing clinical medicine today. I
think this is what Dr. Madara is speaking to.
READ MORE
of Dr. Art Papier's blog to learn how productive technology can
"bring back the joy of practicing medicine."
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AS A
THIRD-YEAR medical student, my daily
routine revolved around clinical duties, outside study with
reference materials, and daily clinical image quizzes with
VisualDx. The first two I certainly expected to improve my
clinical acumen but I never anticipated the latter would
intersect with patient care. The quizzes were simply meant to
improve my pattern recognition skills, matching physical exam
findings with specific disease processes.
That interpretation, however, was quickly dispelled during my
surgery clerkship. On that clerkship, I had the opportunity to
work one-on-one with my attending - the advantage of rotating at
a branch campus. My attending gave me "first crack" at
admitted patients and in clinic, testing my clinical skills and
filling in my (admittedly large) blind spots.
No patient challenged me (and my attending) more than James*.
This was his third admission to the hospital in the past few
months or so. Our 24-year-old had a chronic wound on his leg that
wouldn't heal. Despite several rounds of IV antibiotics and
debridement, his course continued to worsen. My attending, as
always, let me see him first.
READ MORE of
the story to learn how the VisualDx quiz led to the diagnosis of
the patient.
*Patient's
personal details have been changed for confidentiality.
Tell us how
VisualDx has helped you to make a diagnosis, and be entered for a
chance to WIN
AN IPAD!
Entries must be received by August 31, 2016.
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A
28-YEAR-OLD man visited the doctor
with a fever and complaints of tiredness, myalgia, and sore
throat. He has pink scaly papules on his palms and soles and has
noticed patchy alopecia developing on his scalp recently.
Can you
diagnose the patient? Use the Differential
Builder in VisualDx to help you.
Look for
the answer on our Facebook page on Tuesday, August
2. Follow us on Facebook for a new quiz every Monday!
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