Residency Life
Mama G.
It rained all morning. I woke up to my plants tipping over from the wind, but how was I in such a good mood? I hummed as I repotted my basil, watered my cilantro saplings, and made a sturdier base Read more…
Policy and Administration
Title X Changes Egregiously Harm Women’s Access to Comprehensive Medical Care
This article is reposted from EMResident https://www.emra.org/emresident/article/title-x/ 4/23/2020 Noah Berland, MD, MS , Caitlin Farrell, DO, MP Changes to Title X threaten to reverse 40 years of advancement in women’s health care. If we allow the Title X changes to Read more…
Residency Life
Communication in The Time of COVID-19
Dr. Rios, one of our amazing alumni gave an amazing talk on communication with families, patients, and of course some amazing advice on palliation and humanity in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you Dr. Rios!
Cardiovascular EM-Critical Care
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Dissection
Which aortic dissections need surgery? Although it is not the ED team’s decision whether to take a patient with dissection to the OR, it is vitally important for us to be familiar with the indications, so we can effectively advocate Read more…
Residency Life
Dear Interns
In the last month, you have seen more death than most of us saw in our four years of residency. I am amazed that you still come to work with a smile. I am amazed by your drive to want Read more…
EM Principles Morning Report
Lactate: biochemical and physiologic basis for clinical significance
In order for us to survive, our cells must produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) energy by undergoing glycolysis which breaks down glucose to pyruvate. Ideally, pyruvate gets shuttled into aerobic metabolism for oxidative phosphorylation because this is the most efficient and Read more…
