Today we use our platform to discuss inequities in healthcare. One of the many ways Black People in the United States and the world are discriminated against is through medicine.
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Today we use our platform to discuss inequities in healthcare. One of the many ways Black People in the United States and the world are discriminated against is through medicine.
At first, COVID seemed so far away. Then it started creeping closer and the magnitude of the pandemic revealed itself. Hospitals braced for the impending wave of patients. In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast Dr. Basrai shares the feeling of anticipation as local hospitals nervously waited for the wave of COVID patients to hit them.
At first, COVID seemed so far away. Then it started creeping closer and the magnitude of the pandemic revealed itself. Hospitals braced for the impending wave of patients. In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast Dr. Basrai shares the feeling of anticipation as local hospitals nervously waited for the wave of COVID patients to hit them.
Emergency Medicine Physicians face countless patients in cardiac arrest during the course of their careers. This experience makes an EM Physician a master at leading codes. However, with all of the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, the way in which codes are run has changed. In this episode of the Physician Grind, an anonymous EM Physician describes her struggle in figuring out how she can be a code leader while keeping all of the staff and herself safe.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Basrai shares how the stresses of COVID-19 are not only felt in the hospital but also in his apartment.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Adler shares his first encounter with a critically ill COVID-19 patient
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Anderson shares a story of a patient who presents with a retained foreign body. He initially finds himself looking for the foreign body in the wrong place. Sometimes all it takes is another look.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Silk recalls when he had to airlift a patient from Haiti to Florida.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Seleno remembers a shift that quickly goes from being calm to complete chaos. Her evaluation of a chest pain patient is interrupted when a psychiatric patient decides to run around the department. Her attention is only brought back to the patient with chest pain when his wife comes out of the room screaming. http://blog.numose.com/physician-podcast/banana-bread
In This episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Ekanyaki shares with us a story from residency. It’s the middle of the night when the nurses suddenly place a patient in the trauma resuscitation room of the ED. Dr. Ekanyaki walks in, expecting to see a sick trauma patient but instead finds a middle-age man reading a library book. Hear more of how this encounter turned into an unforgettable experience for Dr. Ekanyaki.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Patel shares with us what it is like to work in rural emergency departments across the United States as a Locums Physician. Dr. Patel describes the racism he has faced in these parts of the country but also discusses how the practice of Emergency Medicine has allowed him to form bridges with the most unlikely of patients. This is especially interesting given the deeply divided political climate we are currently in.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Luis returns to share a story from his time working on a medical/surgical unit. He is assigned a patient who is struggling to prove that his bowels are no longer obstructed. It turns out that a problem with the plumbing is the cause for the impasse.
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In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast Dr. Hemang Acharya shares with us a story from his Emergency Medicine Sub-I. While on shift, paramedics radio in that they are bringing in an 80 year old man who was hit by a car. Everyone in the Emergency Department activates and prepares themselves for the worse. In the end Dr. Acharya learns that some legends aren’t born, they’re made.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Jacobs returns to share a story from his time in a small community hospital in Anaheim California. A situation that was initially under control rapidly devolves when a patient on Meth decides to flip a gurney. Weapons used in this battle include an IV pole and pepper spray. In the end the hazmat team had to be called in.
The Pediatric Emergency Department is its own unique world. Most of the time shifts go smoothly without any problems. But when things go wrong in the Peds ED things really go wrong. In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast Dr. Basrai shares a story of a pediatric cardiac arrest. Initially the resuscitation is mechanical but all of that changes when the patient’s father is brought into the room.
In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Jacobs shares with us a story from his time working in an Emergency Department in Anaheim, California. Concierge physicians would commonly treat guests staying at hotels next to Disneyland. The care provided by these physicians was highly variable and on one particular instance the care provided resulted in a critical patient landing in Dr. Jacobs’ ED. The happiest place on Earth isn’t always happy.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Erik Adler shares with us a story from his residency. As a senior resident Dr. Adler was responsible for teaching and supervising medical students. Dr. Adler recalls supervising one medical student who face plants at the most inopportune time.
The Emergency Department is a place of magical scents. Some scents are pleasant while others are…. are not. In this episode of the Physician Grind Podcast, Dr. Scott Jacobs shares with us a memory of a patient who used a home remedy to treat a burn. The end result was a smelly Emergency Department.
In this episode of the Physician Grind, Dr. Chiu shares a story from residency. A patient presents with a rectal foreign body that proves to be challenging to remove. The situation unexpectedly goes from shitty to refreshing.
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.