Background: Experts identify empathic responses to patient expressions of negative emotion – such as anxiety, sadness, and anger – as a key component of patient-centered communication, yet evidence on the impact of empathy on patient-reported outcomes in the hospital is limited. Methods: Our study objective was to assess the association between hospitalists’ expressions of empathy [...]

Background: Experts identify empathic responses to patient expressions of negative emotion – such as anxiety, sadness, and anger – as a key component of patient-centered communication, yet evidence on the impact of empathy on patient-reported outcomes in the hospital is limited. Methods: Our study objective was to assess the association between hospitalists’ expressions of empathy [...]

Case Presentation: We report a case of a 29 yo female whose initial clinical manifestation of pheochromocytoma/MEN was suspected due to an incidental discovery of bilateral adrenal lesions revealed by abdominal CT instead of a positive family history with relevant symptoms. Despite repeatedly presenting to the emergency department for episodic anxiety accompanied by hypertension, the [...]