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Letters |15 May 1998

The Language of Case Histories

Gregory C. Kane, MD

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  • Jefferson Medical College; Philadelphia, PA 19107
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TO THE EDITOR:
Dr. Donnelly's well-referenced critique of questionable language practices commonly encountered in case historics at teaching hospitals [1] is an important call to arms for educators in internal medicine. Although none of the seven language maladies represents abject failure in and of itself, the total tends to dehumanize or minimize the patient and all too often ignores the patient's understanding of his or her condition.
Two points, however, require further emphasis. First, characterizing a patient as “a 55-year old self-employed architect who lives with his architect wife in their Westchester home” rather than simply as “a 55-year-old man”...
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Kane GC. The Language of Case Histories. Ann Intern Med. 1998;128:876. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-128-10-199805150-00026

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1998;128(10):876.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-128-10-199805150-00026

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