TY  - JOUR
T1  - FOr those on whom we rely
AU  - Stillman MD
Y1  - 2010/04/21
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.452
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1458
EP  - 1459
VL  - 303
IS  - 15
N2  - 
Five months ago Deb—my office manager—developed pain in her right armpit. It was initially mild, yet over a course of weeks it had become severe enough that she had difficulties with typing and filing. I never pried nor insisted that she be seen by her physician, and Deb is so accustomed to minimizing her own concerns—so reluctant to “bother a doctor”—that she did not seek formal consultation until quite recently. One month ago she visited her primary care physician and was prescribed a ten-day course of ibuprofen. Two weeks ago she saw a physiatrist, who ordered magnetic resonance imaging—a study that was ultimately canceled.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.452
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.452
ER  -