Resident in the combined Emergency and Internal Medicine program at Kings County Hospital and SUNY Downstate Medical Centers.
Wrapping up your secret interpretive dance class, you realize that the teacher is looking awfully slow. You approach him, and before he falls into your hands in his sweaty silver spandex, he tells you that his dancing is inspired by his seizure disorder. He then tells you that he thinks that he may have unintentionally Read more…
Remember our patient from a few weeks ago? He was the aging death metal fan who took one too many iron pills due to his profound sadness over the premature break-up of Iron-Maiden. (If not, give it a read to refresh your knowledge of Iron poisoning). Nevertheless, Mr. Toomuchwhitebeard Read more…
A 60 year-old aging death metal uber-fan walks into the ED crying, saying that he just tried to commit suicide. When you inquire further, he tells you that he is still sad about Iron Maiden breaking up. He hasn’t been the same since and honestly, he just hates Adele. You ask him what Read more…
It’s the afternoon and three level 1 trauma codes have come and gone. You are sitting in front of your computer schmoozing with your senior who is clearly not listening to you. She is obviously thinking about that job that she got on that other “better coast” with sunshine, organic starfruit and “proper Mexican food”. Mid-sentence you suddenly notice that you Read more…
In the spirit of paralyzing terror that makes you seep through all holes like some cholinergic toxidrome, lets talk some ACLS medications in meds. Sitting comfortably in your last set of bodega-bought undergarments, oblivious of the contact dermatitis that is soon to ensue, you receive a notification: 3 year Read more…
Sifting through the hoards of mucous and foreign objects in the nostrils of your city’s youth, you are ready for your mid-shift feeding in the peds ED. However, before stepping away to your trough, an EMS notification comes in for a hypoxic 10 week old child. You vomit and swallow, Read more…
Its WrestlMania XIII 1997, and the Undertaker is soon to destroy Syncho Sid thanks to Bret Hart hitting Sid in the abdomen with a metal chair. You are sad for Sid and start wondering:
It’s 3 am and the ED has fallen into a lull. There is only a trickle of patient’s seeking for a a work note, though you’d believe their farfetched complaints if it weren’t for your wise attending. Enter the headache. Before you are able to dismiss yet another malingerer, Read more…
You Know You Want to Click Me ‘Tis Saturday night and the adult ER is bustling with odors of aged urine and feet, zephyrs of fresh feces and half digested booze. A 33 year old man is placed in a dark corner; presumed intoxicated. As Read more…