Put A Little Haart in It
My mother, a biology teacher, turned me onto infectious diseases (ID) when I was just a prezcobix youngster, feeding me documentaries on parasites and...
An Internist’s Guide to STAT Overnight Pages
At 7:30pm: So what’s the discharge plan for this patient?
Follow up: Remind the nurse that you’re the overnight resident and haven’t been attending case...
New Report Shows Patients & July Interns Equally Frightened by One Another
NEW YORK, NY - Patients and July interns are all equally frightened by one another during the month of July, sometimes into August and...
Not Quite: Intern Claims Champagne Tap After Sticking Bottle of Moët & Chandon
BOSTON, MA - An intern’s initial excitement was quickly reeled in after his team pointed out that sticking a spinal needle through cork of...
Man Hospitalized for Gout Flare After Just Thinking About Steak
ATLANTA, GA - A massive sign that his gout is poorly controlled, area 56-year-old Jefferson Mason was hospitalized late last night after just thinking...
Tips: How to Sneak In Some Exercise While Evaluating Your Patients
Our workdays are long, so it’s no surprise when we get home we may not exercise as much as we’d like. Sure, waking up...
Doctor Achieves Lifelong Dream of Quitting Medicine Forever
“Finally!” he exclaimed, throwing his white coat, scrubs, and stethoscope onto a pile of logs. “I can’t believe I made it!”
Meet Hunter McCutchen. He...
Doctor Horrified to Learn That Today’s Actually Thursday, Not Friday
NEW YORK, NY - Colleagues are watching in stunned silence as Mount Sinai Hospital hospitalist Valerie Owens holds back the tears as it hits her...
Old School vs. New School Physical Exam
The physical exam has changed, let's admit it. In what ways? Let's compare the old school and new school physical exams and see how...
New Social Worker Way More Social Than She is a Worker
NEW YORK, NY - It hasn’t taken long for health care providers at Mount Sinai Hospital to realize that Amanda Johnson, a new social worker...