Author Archives: James Logan, M.D.

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Medical madness: the preparticipation sports physical

January 19, 2010 – 11:16 AM
For clearance to participate in sports, The American Academy of Family Physicians recommends the following: Athletes with a murmur that becomes softer with squatting or louder or longer with standing or during a Valsalva maneuver should be evaluated for hypertrophic... Read More »
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Code of ethics

January 9, 2010 – 1:52 AM
jamesloganmd.com has officially become part of the healthcare bloggers' community. Check out the new badge!... Read More »
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The squeeze

December 30, 2009 – 11:23 PM
NBC will be airing a new reality show set in Cook County prison in which investigators probe innmates for information. A brief glimpse of prison life reminded of my former job as in OBGYN resident. There's a very real sense... Read More »
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Empathy

December 22, 2009 – 2:22 PM
Just writing a few lines as I wait for Windows 7 to download. I do have a new post planned. In the spirit of the holidays, the topic will be empathy and what the concept is completely irrelevant to medicine.... Read More »
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ACGME and regulation of resident duty hours

November 9, 2009 – 2:46 PM
Thomas Nasca, CEO of the accreditation council for GME published, on October 28, 2009, an open letter to the medical community. It details the findings of a 16 member ACGME task force regarding the effect that limiting resident work hours... Read More »
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The crooked penis solution

November 4, 2009 – 4:50 PM
The 45 year old man who met my gaze as I walked into the exam room smiled and, at least on first glance, appeared to be relatively healthy. When there is a patient on your schedule listed as "routine health... Read More »
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Take your own pulse

November 2, 2009 – 9:17 AM
For, no particular reason, I was reminded of House of God today. Why do people like that book so much? I feel it's less insightful than people give it credit for. I read about 2/3 of it five or ten... Read More »
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