Introduction Geoff R. MacFarlane, Simon P. Blomberg, and Paul L. Vasey’s 2010 article, “Homosexual Behaviour in Birds: Frequency of Expression Is Related to Parental Care Disparity Between the Sexes,” examines a comparative evolutionary question rather than the behavior of one species. The authors ask whether same-sex sexual behavior is reported more frequently for the sex that contributes less to parental care and therefore may have more mating opportunities. The original

Introduction Patient care increasingly involves people from multiple professions: physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, social workers, dietitians, laboratory staff, interpreters, case managers, and others. Their expertise becomes valuable only when information and responsibility are coordinated. Interdisciplinary communication is therefore not an optional courtesy. It is a clinical safety mechanism. The original reflection correctly described a committee in which caregivers developed a shared care plan. It also used “multidisciplinary” and “interdisciplinary” as

Physical Exam A physical exam is part of the investigative procedures carried out by the clinician in order to come up with the correct diagnosis. Coupled with the history and other diagnostic procedures like imaging, the doctor is able to come up with an appropriate treatment plan by eliminating the actual cause of a disease. The components of the physical examination include inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. The inspection involves