Theodore A. Stern, MD

Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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Rounds in the General Hospital

November 8, 2018

Have you ever wondered whether physicians have the right to restrict patients' behavior when they are voluntary inpatients? As a health care provider, have you been afraid to be...
Rachel C. Frank, Yasmin F. K. Islam, Shelsey W. Johnson, et al
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Rounds in the General Hospital

October 4, 2018

Have you ever wondered if and how often an electrocardiogram should be obtained to monitor the QTc? Have you been unclear about which medical and metabolic conditions and medications...
Lawrence N. Benjamin, Suzanne Elshafey, Emmett A. Kistler, et al
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Rounds in the General Hospital

May 31, 2018

Have you ever wondered whether you could facilitate better collaboration with a patient who appears to reject your help during an acute medical event? Have you ever had trouble...
Edwin R. Raffi, Lara N. Traeger, Theodore A. Stern
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Rounds in the General Hospital

January 4, 2018

Have you ever wondered what is responsible for an altered mental status with abnormal movements? Have you been uncertain about when and how to evaluate a patient with such...
James K. Rustad, H. Samuel Landsman, Ana Ivkovic, et al
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Rounds in the General Hospital

November 30, 2017

First-line treatments for bipolar disorder are associated with multisystem side effects, especially weight gain, that predispose patients to obstructive sleep apnea among other complications. This article provides up-to-date information...
Surinder S. Moonga, David Mischoulon, John W. Winkelman, et al
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Rounds in the General Hospital

October 5, 2017

Have you ever wondered how common bowel and bladder dysfunction are postpartum? Have you ever felt ill-prepared to make a decision with regard to further workup or treatment? Have...
K. Lauren Barnes, Theodore A. Stern, Lori R. Berkowitz
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November 24, 2016

Can an interactive presentation about lifestyle medicine prepare medical students to coach patients in managing chronic illnesses? Read the results of a study involving students from Harvard Medical School...
Elizabeth P. Frates, Ryan C. Xiao, Kate Simeon, et al
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Rounds in the General Hospital

September 15, 2016

Have you ever wondered whether the presence of myoclonus helped to create or narrow your differential diagnosis? Have you ever been uncertain about whether or how to treat focal...
Daniel Restrepo, Jonathan Kochav, Anna E. Goodheart, et al
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Rounds in the General Hospital

July 21, 2016

Crying is prevalent in the general hospital and should not be dismissed since the potential etiologies include serious medical, neurologic, and psychiatric conditions. Empathic expressions, as well as pharmacologic...
Hermioni N. Lokko, Theodore A. Stern
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Rounds in the General Hospital

June 23, 2016

Have you ever been confronted by a patient who appeared angry? Have you ever feared for your safety while with a patient or wondered how you could have approached...
Fallon Chipidza, Rachel S. Wallwork, Traci N. Adams, et al
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Rounds in the General Hospital

February 18, 2016

Have you ever struggled to decide whether prescribing opioids for chronic pain is appropriate or wondered how likely it is that one of your patients will become dependent following...
Rachel S. Wallwork, Fallon E. Chipidza, Theodore A. Stern
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Rounds in the General Hospital

October 22, 2015

What makes the doctor-patient relationship so powerful? How can you strengthen it or prevent it from crumbling? What are the consequences of unsatisfactory or adversarial relationships? Read these case...
Fallon E. Chipidza, Rachel S. Wallwork, Theodore A. Stern

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