Tips for Interns: How to Respond to Your Attending’s Questions
Here are a few short cases to help out our new interns!
CASE 1
Your attending asks you during floor rounds:
“What can you tell me about...
Most Popular Medical Questions of 2016 by State
2016 is complete, and we combed through the data at Google to find out what were the most popular medical questions asked by state...
Fancy Medical Terms and What They Really Mean
Nurses and doctors use fancy words to communicate and sound smart before patients, families and each other. Having spent most of his adult life...
Tips for New Interns: How to Curl into the Fetal Position
We can certainly feel for all those interns starting this month: their minds are spinning and their cardiac rhythms are just shy of V-tach....
Ten Spectacular Off-Label Uses of the Speculum
You’re probably familiar with the traditional use of the speculum: visualization of the cervical os, blah blah blah. We at Gomerblog are pleased to...
Physical Exam Tips: The Abdomen
Two things are needed for a spectacular abdominal exam: luck and an abdomen. The following review focuses on different aspects of the abdominal exam,...
Physical Exam Tips: The Nervous System
The physical exam of the brain and nervous system can be broken down into two parts: the lumbar puncture and everything else.
Lumbar Puncture
The lumbar...
Tips: Financial Advice for Health Care Practitioners for Tax Day
Ah, April 15; everyone’s favorite day. It is well-known that the tax literacy of healthcare practitioners is pretty laughable. Since I have no financial...
How to Write a Resignation Letter & Burn As Many Bridges As Possible
With burnout at a record high and no signs of improvement in sight, there will be an increasing need for letters of resignation. But...