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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.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast Dr. Ben shares with us a story of a trauma patient that turns violent while in the CT Scanner. The result is an upper decker.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Michael returns to share with us another one of his incredible stories from the Emergency Department. Dr. Michael is in the middle of his shift when a pregnant patient in labor is brought in. After examining the patient, Dr. Michael determines that the delivery is imminent and that there is no time to take the patient to labor and delivery. An OB/GYN intern rotating in the Emergency Department performs the delivery with no problem. However, as she is about to perform an episiotomy tear repair, she is greeted by a "surprise delivery".
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Bryan shares with us the story of dealing with an "animated" trauma patient. The patient was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a car. The patient is screaming and refusing to answer any questions. One of the paramedics decides to look through his bag to see if there are any drugs that would explain his erratic behavior. Sometimes it's just better not to look through the contents of a Satchel.
In this episode Dr. Todd Feinman shares a personal story where a false positive tumor scare resulted in him having an unnecessary and painful surgery. Dr. Feinman believed that his experience could have been avoided had there been user-friendly technologies in place that would enable patients/physicians to use the data found in clinical studies to determine the most effective test or treatment for a given medical issue - so he created his own company, Doctor Evidence, to solve this problem.
In this episode we share a story of intubating a burn victim. The extent of the injury is severe and the patient will likely die during her hospitalization. There is a haunting moment that occurs before a patient is sedated for intubation. A moment where eyes lock and the voice of the physician may be the last voice that the patient ever hears.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast Dr. Michael shares a story from his days in training . A "father" requests to see his son one last time before the son heads to the Operating Room. What ensues is old school ER.
What happens when a happy drunk turns into a belligerent drunk? In this episode we share a story of when this wonderful transformation takes place. The end result a new paint job for a temporary wall. When violence in the Emergency Department is just part of another standard day at the office.
In this episode Dr. Miguel goes over a standard shift he had in the Emergency Department. When your first patient has gunshot wound to his leg there is no time for a cup of coffee to get your day started.
Episode 2: Luis shares a story in which he faced two patients who had issues with their "exit tunnels." He first gets called to a patient who is defecating up and down the hospital Hansel and Gretel style. After getting that patient situated he is approached by a different patient who is in agonizing pain... pain that started when he put garlic up his rectum.