Getting it right: the challenge and reward of clinical diagnosis

A guest column by the American College of Physicians, exclusive to KevinMD.com. It was actually a great diagnosis that led me to become an internist. I distinctly recall a patient admitted to my service during my third-year internal medicine clerkship inpatient rotation. He was extremely sick and what was wrong with him had eluded multiple other physicians before he ultimately landed in my hospital. Through disciplined, methodical, logical thinking and focused testing, his diagnosis eventually became clear — eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (what in those days was known as Churg-Strauss syndrome). I watched with amazement his rapid improvement before our very eyes following the start of glucocorticoid therapy. We had saved his life by making the correct diagnosis. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
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