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Mark Lewis: Estimating patients’ energy levels

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Apr 6, 2024, 09:12

Mark Lewis: Estimating patients’ energy levels

Mark Lewis shared a post on his X/Twitter page:

“Realizing I was terrible at estimating my patients’ energy levels I handed one gentleman this validated “performance status” instrument to rate himself.

“It’s like golf,” I said, “the lower, the better”. He handed it back, “Terrible analogy, Doc. I’d be thrilled with 5 over par.””

Mark Lewis: Estimating patients' energy levels

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Mark A. Lewis is the Director of Gastrointestinal Oncology at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, the Co-Chair of adolescent and young adult (AYA) oncology in the SWOG cooperative group, and the Vice President of American Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Support. Dr. Lewis is also a well-known patient advocate and social media influencer.

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