It's almost frightening how I've shifted from "admit all" mentality to "how can we safely discharge"
As a baby intern, I would leap at any excuse to (voluntarily) admit someone to the inpatient psychiatry unit. For good or ill, we are given huge autonomy, so 100% of the times I advocated for admitting someone, they were admitted, even though in retrospect some of those patients could have been treated as outpatients.
Now, as a still baby PGY-2, I have taken the "least restrictive environment" mantra to heart. I'm not sure if that's a good thing, but there have been times where I had some...
It's almost frightening how I've shifted from "admit all" mentality to "how can we saf...
Source: Student Doctor Network - September 23, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ExcaliburPrime1 Source Type: forums
Iranian baby scheduled for US heart surgery "banned"
Forum: News and current affairs
Posted By: AlexanderHam
Post Time: 04-02-2017 at 02:23 (Source: The Student Room)
Source: The Student Room - February 4, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: forums
Welcome to my New Granddaughter
My daughter had a BABY GIRL!! Her name is Sydney Ann she was a couple weeks early but mom and baby doing great!! She was 6lbs and 9 oz she seems so little!! Been a while since we have had a newborn! I feel so blessed she is perfect! Connor is my grandson he is 7 years old he has CF and he could not be happier!! He loves to hold her, rock her and sings to her. But he does not want us to hear so he sings very softly it just melts my heart! (L) pics on my profile!
Connor had a very rough year last year but now he is doing great!! Back to school in 2nd grade and very happy, smart little guy!
because of the rough year Conn...
Source: Cystic Fibrosis Families Forum - September 22, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Carol H Tags: Families Source Type: forums
What your patient is thinking: "My experience of stressed out staff..."
Growing up with pioneering treatment is the latest What your patient is thinking piece from The BMJ. It is written by Liza Morton who was the world's first 11 day old baby with congestive heart failure to be attached to an external cardiac pacemaker for complete heart block. She was fitted with five early implantable pacemakers by thoracotomy before age 7, she had surgical repair of her atrial septal defect and her first variable rate pacemaker in her early teens, and four further variable rate pacemakers.
She describes her childhood memories of being treated for congenital h...
Source: Doc2Doc BMJ Cardiology - August 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sabreena Source Type: forums
Where to receive the best care - Stanford or Mayo Clinic?
My 2 week old Granddaughter was just diagnosed with CF. I've been reading as much as I can about the condition and feel completely devastated for my daughter and grandbaby. I just found out yesterday so I still need some time to digest it all.
Medical conditions are, unfortunately, nothing new to my lil family. I have 3 daughters. My oldest and her 1 year old son, my grandbaby, have Cavernous Angioma's. Many bleeds, a brain surgery and another surgery when she had a bleed in the base of her brain stem while she was pregnant with my Grandson. Unfortunately, my girls Daddy passed last October and apparently he had i...
Source: Cystic Fibrosis Newly Diagnosed Forum - August 11, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: TamaraLynn Tags: Newly Diagnosed Source Type: forums
Any Advice Will be Appreciated
So, for a bit of background, I'm 28 and completed my BSc. in Biomedical Science in 2009 (2:1). Following that, I decided to do an MSc in Immunology (2009-2010) and graduated with a distinction. I am currently in the writing up year of my PhD.
Now, I really really want to study medicine, as many of you here, I have nursed this idea for years and years growing up as a young girl but as I did not manage to get in first time round.... slowly but surely I began to convince myself maybe medicine was not for me. Dont get me wrong, I REALLY enjoy research but I know where my heart is. Over the past few months, I've had time to re...
Source: New Media Medicine - June 7, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: steffana Tags: Mature Students Source Type: forums
