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Love's labors lost: Sexual dysfunction in an adolescent male
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
August 06, 2010
When a teen-age boy disguises his true intention to receive a Viagra prescription, the author reflects on relationships and reading between the lines.
House calls, homebodies: Remembering that you came
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
June 16, 2010
The comfort of a clinician's home visit is immeasurable to patients who wish to live their last days in their own home.
Telling it slant: Using poetry as a venue for healing
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
April 27, 2010
When the author is invited to speak to a local boy scout troop, he uses poetry to find a pathway in to a difficult subject.
A grief observed: A belated bill must finally be paid
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
February 25, 2010
An encounter with a patient last seen 6 years previously reminds the author that there's no escaping grief. It always catches up with us.
Evaluating the patient with a measure of equanimity
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
December 29, 2009
The author reflects that no matter how many times he has examined a child who has been abused, the experience doesn't get any easier.
A jaundiced view: More than meets the clinician's eye
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
October 28, 2009
The author reflects on just how much he has left to learn about how a disease can impact the lives of those who suffer from it.
Rhyme and reason: Searching for poems in medical practice
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
August 20, 2009
A teen-age patient presents with fatigue and malaise. Her vague symptoms do not lead to a diagnosis, but the poem gleaned from her care is a treasured gift.
Face to face: Glimpsing the man behind the mask
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
June 09, 2009
The author reflects on how deceiving outward appearances can be after watching the interaction between a little girl and her disfigured parent.
An early morning mist and the wing of a prayer
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
April 06, 2009
I take another sip of coffee and recall the words of yesterday's e-mail: "My father will be having heart surgery tomorrow morning to replace a damaged aortic valve and repair the mitral valve."
"Like a bridge over troubled water, I will lay me down"
Brian T. Maurer, PA-C
February 20, 2009
"There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge is love."
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