Why Do I Need to Do This Stuff, Anyway?
By Jan Chait
It was the day I fired my primary-care physician (PCP). He was going over my vital signs with me and noted my blood pressure as being 140/90 (or something like that). "That's good," he said.
"No," I responded — I never could keep my mouth shut — "that's too high for somebody who has diabetes."
And that's when the tirade began, beginning with my audacity in talking back to him and then going into I needed to fire my endocrinologist, who never should have let me have an insulin pump, they're dangerous, yada, yada, yada.
That was 13 or so years and 4 pumps ago. I still have the endocrinologist.
Becau...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - September 4, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Jan Chait Source Type: blogs
Diagram of the Human Body Using Etymologies
The origin of a word is fascinating, and the etymology of a word’s evolution tells a story. You can almost picture syllables and letters marching like armies through distant lands – Old England, Low Germany, Ancient Greece… or rising up from a dark, primordial world of shapeless magic to take form and structure.
I’ve changed the anatomic names of the human body on this diagram to tell the story of each organ’s epithet. As a primary source I used Online Etymology Dictionary, which is a labor of love created by Douglas Harper using the best classic sources. The fantastic 3D anatomy rendering i...
Source: The Examining Room of Dr. Charles - July 11, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: drcharles Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Dash 22
The consult came in around 3:30 on a Friday. The surgeon wasn't on call but his partner was tied up and he, the surgeon, felt obligated to see the new patient before it got too late. To do otherwise is known as a "dick move" in the world of small private surgical practice. The computer record outlined the picture of a man in his late seventies with an unremarkable medical history. He only took something for gout and various other over the counter vitamins. He took something called Life-X 3000. The consult request was "evaluate for gallbladder disease". The patient had been adm...
Source: Buckeye Surgeon - February 10, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Jeffrey Parks MD Source Type: blogs
Shh! 10 Good Times to Shut Up
Discussion
So what do you think? What moments have you faced where you could have just shut up? Did you end up embarrassed? Let’s see what we can learn in the comments.
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Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - January 28, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Greg Narayan Tags: self improvement manners pick the brain Source Type: blogs
USMLE Questions – Characteristic Disease Findings
The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is designed to emphasize knowledge of clinical scenarios and clinical pearls, even on Step I. Listed below are some commonly encountered disease findings and characteristics.
Feature
Disease
45, X chromosome
Turner’s syndrome
5-HIAA increased in urine
Carcinoid syndrome
Aganglionic rectum
Hirschsrpung’s disease
Apple-core sign on barium enema
Colon cancer
Arched back (opisthotonos)
Tetanus
Argyll-Robertson pupil
Syphilis
Ash leaf on forehead
Tuberous sclerosis
Auer rods
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Austin Flint murmur
Aortic regurgitation...
Source: Inside Surgery - January 18, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Surgpedia USMLE diseases findings VMA water hammer pulse Source Type: blogs
Attempted to Commit Suicide...Practice Makes Perfect
We were called to a high-end loft apartment of a 33 y/o BF, for an attempted suicide. When we got the call, the notes on our computer said that she was shooting up the place with a shotgun, and she's about to shoot herself. It sounded like a TRUE emergency, so we only took a few more bites of our dinners, and then we moseyed on over there.
They called the right ambulance driver, because if anyone can talk someone out of shooting themselves, I can. My technique...based on the theory that people usually only kill themselves when they are coming OUT of depression...I use my verbal skills to drive them deep enough back into d...
Source: Crusty Ambulance Driver - November 25, 2008 Category: Ambulance Crew Source Type: blogs
