All in Physician Podcast
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast first time contributor, Dr. Scott Jacobs, shares with us a story from his emergency medicine practice. What should have turned out to be a routine exam on a pregnant woman transitions into a cascade of events that will stay with him and his staff forever. He shares how EM can be isolating with no outlet for the horrifying things we see and deal with as providers.
Violence in the ED is something that Emergency Physicians face all too often. In this episode of the Physician Grind Dr. Jas shares with us an experience from his intern year in the ED. On his way to grab some lunch he suddenly becomes aware of a commotion in the hallway. The end result is a rear naked choke hold.
In this live episode, which was recorded at Cal ACEP's ADVANCED, Dr. Andy shares with us a memory from his medical school Pediatric Rotation. After staying late to finish an admission, Dr. Andy's senior resident gave him permission to wear scrubs to work the next day. What happens next is a double cross.
In this episode, Jessica shares with us a memory from her EM sub I. She enthusiastically comes to her shift and is assigned a patient by her attending. Her attending gives her a brief overview of the patient but when she performs her own history and physical things don't line up exactly. What ensues is a case of mistaken identity.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Zahir shares with us a story of when an emergency suddenly ended his vacation. He had just returned from a "soul searching" trip to India and South East Asia, when he decided to go bowling with old friends. On his drive home the traffic on the freeway suddenly stopped. What he found was a motorcyclist on the ground that had been involved in a terrible accident. Dr. Zahir struggles with dealing with an emergency outside of the comfort of an Emergency Department. He feels useless as he tries to figure out what to do to help begin the resuscitation of the patient. Luckily paramedics arrive before the patient loses his pulse and are able to scoop and run. Link to the full written narrative piece: http://www.blog.numose.com/physician/vacationsover
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast Dr. Manny Celedon returns to share with us a story of when his end of shift breakfast burrito had to wait because of a critically ill, seizing patient.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast we feature a brand new contributor, Sam Keif. A native of Boston, Sam shares with us his experience in health care at the time of the Boston Bombings.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast Dr. Zahir shares with us a story of his first shift in a newly constructed ER. The new ER does not quite feel like home. Luckily all it takes is one patient to remedy this problem.
In this episode Dr. Zahir shares the story of inserting his first chest tube. After a long overnight call, the cobwebs are suddenly cleared when he summons the power of Hulkamania to complete the procedure. Under the watchful eyes of surgeons, Dr. Zahir hears his fans cheering him on and successfully inserts the chest tube.