Estate planning. Those words may sound like something posh people do while sipping tea and playing croquet. In American legal terms, it takes on a more morbid meaning – planning for your death. More specifically, it means planning what happens Read more…
PART I – Cyanide Poisoning (aka “Doc, it hurts right here” *points to mitochondria*) Authors: Trevor Cerbini, MD; Alec Feuerbach, MD, Peer reviewers: Nic Anthony, MD; Wesley Chan, MD Faculty reviewer: Sage Wiener, MD From apple seeds to false Read more…
You’re a 30-year-old resident physician. You’ve decided that you no longer want to rent an apartment and that it makes more financial sense to become a homeowner. Congratulations! Owning a home is a big milestone! Except… you don’t have $80k Read more…
A gentleman presents to the emergency department as a notification for altered mental status. The first thing EMS tells you is that the patient’s blood sugar on scene was 28 mg/dL, so they gave him an amp of D50W with Read more…
Communication is a pillar of medicine. While we remember (or don’t) the hundreds of hours in the library with our noses stuck in immunology and anatomy books, arguably the most important skill we learn in medical school is how to Read more…
Written by Dr. Chris Hanuscin Edited by Dr. Nicole Anthony Case Presentation A middle-aged female presents to the ED with 3 days of intermittent floaters and “curtain-like”, painless loss of vision. She denies any history of trauma. A bedside ultrasound Read more…
Drs. Conrad, Madden, and Cutright Team Sono: Drs. Hanuscin and Lee Edited by: Dr. Murphy Case background: A middle-aged woman presented to the ED with a few weeks of progressively worsening dyspnea on exertion. POCUS showed moderate-sized pericardial effusion with Read more…
So, I overheard an intern the other day explaining to another intern why investing in a retirement account right now doesn’t make sense because, and I quote, “I’m already broke enough. I need any extra cash I can get my Read more…
“So, what are you going to give me for the pain, doc?” “I don’t want to have to come back because of the pain.” We’ve all heard it before. After having received any myriad of pain strategies to ensure you Read more…
Case Presentation A 55-year-old male patient presents with frequent pacemaker firing. 1. What does the x-ray show? 2. What can you tell from x-ray imaging of cardiac devices? 3. What is the management? Twiddler Syndrome Pictured is a biventricular, left-sided Read more…
