title: When details of no consequence are the ones that matter.
abstract: After a clinical encounter, a physician considers the value of details from the patient's narrative that cannot be clearly interpreted.
authors: Section of Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20010, USA. Electronic address: hunter.groninger@medstar.net.
authors: Hunter
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authors: Groninger
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D033262:Narration; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians
keywords: Health record; Patient narrative; Reflective practice