Courtesy of Dr. Johnson Case 1: A 4-year-old presents to the pediatric ED with 4 days of fevers, sore throat, and decreased PO intake. The patient’s older sister recently had a sore throat with fever and was diagnosed with strep throat based on culture. On examination, the patient is febrile Read more…
This post is based on Teaching Shifts From Dr Christophe, Dr Taitt, and Dr Berland Case 1: A 24-year-old female with no medical problems presents with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Her LMP was last week. She denies alcohol use but admits to daily marijuana use. When you peruse her Read more…
Welcome to our weekly Wednesday Wrap-Up from our academic conference today: Dr. Jesus Granados discussed how to eat better as residents: Add fiber (salad) to your meals (pizza) to slow your metabolism Prep a large meal at the beginning of the week Actually eat during a shift Dr. Sage Wiener Read more…
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Sitting next to the middle fork of the Gila River in the wilderness of New Mexico is where I got one of my most salient lessons on the stages of learning. The prototype of the exercise was how well you could do a cartwheel. My first thought was “When the Read more…
It’s August and as a resident, I sit at the crux of this famous teaching model. I’m still having some of my first “do ones” while daily “teaching one” to the medical students, juniors and interns who have spent the last few years seeing and are ready to “do.” Like Read more…