A Vaidya on the art of listening to the pulse and the story
What consultations teach that a questionnaire cannot.
This is a placeholder for a first-person piece from our Vaidya panel about how they listen during a consultation.
The final article will be written and reviewed by the panel before it is published, and will not name a patient or share any identifying detail.
Why include it
We want readers to see the people and thinking behind the assessments, in their own words.
Reviewed by the AAVIE Vaidya panelWritten for general education and checked for accuracy before publishing.
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