PGY-2 Emergency Medicine. Kings County Hospital/SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
An 87-year-old male was brought in by EMS from a nursing home for altered mental status. As per nursing home’s staff, the patient has been less responsive since yesterday. No fever or change in medication was reported. You are not able to get a hold of the patient’s primary care Read more…
A previously healthy 3 year-old boy was brought in by his mom who reported pink urine after visiting his grandmother over the Christmas break. Review of systems is otherwise negative. The patient has no medical history and does not take any medications. He is well-appearing and afebrile. The physical exam is Read more…
The attending just stepped out to get coffee. You are the only resident in the critical care area. You just endorsed the only active patient to the medical admitting resident. As you are about to check your Instagram, the EMS rolls in a 34-year-old female s/p extramural delivery Read more…
It’s 4 AM. CCT is empty. You are doing uWorld questions for your upcoming Step 3. As you are about to drink your warm, cheap coffee, the triage nurse rolls in a 39-year-old female with no significant PMH who is complaining of shortness of breath. The patient notes worsening dyspnea Read more…
It’s still 1993. You are finishing up your rotation at the Bogota General Hospital in Colombia. It’s your last day. EMS rolls in a 40-year-old female who was found lying down on the floor of her apartment. The patient’s husband had come in and then found his wife minimally responsive. Read more…
It’s 1993. You are doing a month of elective in Bogotá General Hospital in Colombia. It’s your first week, and you are eating the empanada you got on the street. You turn on the TV: “A HUGE CAR BOMB KILLS 15 IN BOGOTÁ”. The blast has wrecked the fashionable Center Read more…
It’s 8AM. You are done with your night shift. All you can think about is a toasted whole wheat bagel with cream cheese and hot cup of single origin, organically grown, locally brewed and roasted cup of coffee. As you are biking, two elderly bikers pass you in Read more…
She was a 14 year-old rebellious, care-free, hippie, feminist, vegan, gluten-free teenager, sitting in her room watching Donald Trump’s RNC speech. It only took few minutes till she furiously got out her room and started roaming around the house. From afar, she saw her mommy’s orange pill box, typed on Read more…