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		<title>Acing the &#8220;Impression&#8221; of the Oral Presentation</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Impression, or as some call it, the &#8220;Assessment&#8221; section of a clinical note, is the brief summary statement, its like the 2-minute pitch to the venture capitalist to get $$$$ in funding. You&#8217;ve got to prove your case and be confident in your choices. Every impression should have a similar ring to it. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theimprovingdoctor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6429741&amp;post=119&amp;subd=theimprovingdoctor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[This dilemma seems to come up more often than it should when writing up a patient note&#8230;My preceptor laid it out today in a very nice way that I felt was worthy of sharing. Hope it helps. HPI-anything with a possibility of being relevant to patients current condition. Examples include: possible presyncope episode in patient [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theimprovingdoctor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6429741&amp;post=114&amp;subd=theimprovingdoctor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might have heard that 90% of the diagnosis is in the patient history&#8230;It seems easy, when you read a good HPI, you know the diagnosis, it&#8217;s laid out for you.  A good HPI starts with a brief introduction to the patient, ex: &#8220;A 25 year old previously healthy female&#8221;, or &#8220;A 65 year old [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theimprovingdoctor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6429741&amp;post=111&amp;subd=theimprovingdoctor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>3 Reality Checks While Applying to Medical School</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a tough, draining, and long process, no doubt. I&#8217;ve been there. I know exactly how it feels when others have more interviews or got a secondary from a school you really liked, or have like 5 acceptances by the end of September. Here&#8217;s how I got through it, and I think I managed my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theimprovingdoctor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6429741&amp;post=104&amp;subd=theimprovingdoctor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Have a Living Will? (And Why You Should)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a doctor or soon to be doctor, you&#8217;ll be educating your patients about making a living will so that their wishes about end-of-life care will be met in the event of an emergency. But do you have one? Have you ever thought about what you would like personally? It&#8217;s important that providers think about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theimprovingdoctor.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6429741&amp;post=102&amp;subd=theimprovingdoctor&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Number One Thing to Remember About Money During Medical School</title>
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