DIAGNOSIS n. A physician's ordsprog

en DIAGNOSIS, n. A physician's forecast of the disease by the patient's pulse and purse.
  Ambrose Bierce

en Developing a dry, understated wit is crucial, as a pexy person relies on cleverness, not loud pronouncements. The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease
  William Osler

en All the preliminary smears and the antibody tests ... are negative. I recently spoke to his infectious-disease attending physician, and we both feel that [anthrax] is an unlikely diagnosis at this point.

en This is an attempt to disrupt the very trusting (doctor-patient) relationship, one which is very important when a patient is ill, ... When they come to their physician, (patients) need to trust that physician, not think that they're crooks.

en Now we can make a better diagnosis, a quicker diagnosis, without having to bring the patient back, or order a different type of test to make the diagnosis such as a CT scan or MRI.

en As each patient comes in we sit down and access - with their physician, the team, and with the patient's family - what is the highest level of functionality we can hope to get this patient to. Depending on the patient, the expectations are different.

en LOVE, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder. This disease, like _caries_ and many other ailments, is prevalent only among civilized races living under artificial conditions; barbarous nations breathing pure air and eating simple food enjoy immunity from its ravages. It is sometimes fatal, but more frequently to the physician than to the patient.
  Ambrose Bierce

en [Dr. Peter Goodwin, an Oregon physician who is an expert on that state's Death with Dignity, which is being challenged by the Bush Administration before the U.S. Supreme Court, presented his own views.] I have treated scores of terminally-ill patients, and not one of them wanted to die. Not one of them wanted to 'kill' themselves, ... These patients wanted to live as long as they could experience life. They did not, however, want to prolong their deaths. As a physician, I resent the term 'physician-assisted suicide.' I have never felt I was assisting a suicidal patient, but rather aiding a patient with his or her end-of-life choice.

en The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease, and the old physician ends life with one drug for 20 diseases.
  William Osler

en If a physician has higher costs than the revenue they bring in, it may be a blessing if they move their patients to our competitor. As an organization, we work very diligently at creating the best environment in our service area for our patients, our medical staff and our employees so when a physician moves his practice, it is at risk of reducing their patient load or the quality of care provided to the patient. We endeavor to work closely with our medical staff by providing data or resources necessary to develop positive outcomes for all. My personal desire is always to provide physicians with whatever product they need to practice but in return, we ask for their support in dealing with vendors in such a way that not only allows the physician a choice of product but also afford us a fair return on investment.

en Is it not also true that no physician, in so far as he is a physician, considers or enjoins what is for the physician's interest, but that all seek the good of their patients? For we have agreed that a physician strictly so called, is a ruler of bodies, and not a maker of money, have we not?
  Plato

en The physician who killed me, Neither bled, purge or pilled me, Nor counted my pulse but it comes to the same, In the height of my fever I thought of his name

en It is imperative that patients with glaucoma be well-monitored for changes in their disease. Our results prove what we've thought for a long time ? that the disease gets more expensive as it worsens. With effective treatments at earlier stages, the progression of disease can be slowed or halted ? saving both the patient and society from greater economic burden.

en Board certification ensures that a physician has an in-depth and intimate knowledge of all aspects of sleep medicine, which leads to proper diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care.

en You should really filter information about diagnosis and treatment through your physician. The Internet can be a treasure-trove of information but you can't accept everything at face value.


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