Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Rituals in Chaos, the Sacred in the Profane
Authors: Poonam Hosamani, Abraham Verghese
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

Web Exclusives17 January 2017Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Rituals in Chaos, the Sacred in the ProfanePoonam Hosamani, MD and Abraham Verghese, MDPoonam Hosamani, MDFrom Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.Search for more papers by this author and Abraham Verghese, MDFrom Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M16-2737 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Yet another postcall morning, which has a way of making the hospital seem louder than ever—telemetry monitors chirp like small, cold-blooded vertebrates in digital trees; a nurse stops you with a hushed but urgent update; then a startling vibration, a buzzing on your person—is it your phone, your pager, or your fitness tracker notifying you that you have already met your step goals for the day? You have 4 new admissions you must see, one of which requires a code discussion. Two patients are ready to be discharged before noon, but as the hospitalist attending of record, you must first ...References1. Csoka AB. Innovation in medicine: Ignaz the reviled and Egas the regaled. Med Health Care Philos. 2016;19:163-8. [PMID: 26666438] doi:10.1007/s11019-015-9678-x CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Feldstein BD. Bridging with the sacred: reflections of an MD chaplain. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2011;42:155-61. [PMID: 21737031] doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2011.03.014 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Welch JS. Ritual in Western medicine and its role in placebo healing. Journal of Religion and Health. 2003;42:21-33. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. Verghese A, Brady E, Kapur CC, Horwitz RI. The bedside evaluation: ritual and reason. Ann Intern Med. 2011;155:550-3. [PMID: 22007047]. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-155-8-201110180-00013 LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M16-2737.Requests for Single Reprints: Poonam Hosamani, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305-5110; e-mail, [email protected]edu. Previousarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAnnals for Hospitalists - 17 January 2017 David H. Wesorick and Vineet Chopra Metrics Cited byFortune of Reversals: How Randomized Clinical Trials Shape Medical PracticeAnnals for Hospitalists: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of an Easier Way for Hospitalists to Access AnnalsDavid H. Wesorick, MD and Vineet Chopra, MD, MSc 17 January 2017Volume 166, Issue 2Page: HO2KeywordsDeceptionDisclosureFearFeversHospitalistsHygieneInpatientsNursesTouchVital signs ePublished: 17 January 2017 Issue Published: 17 January 2017 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2017 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...