All in Doctors Blog
In this post we explore the burn out that residents and physicians can feel when they are working grueling hours under the most stressful circumstances. A young doctor in training realizes that he is grateful and honored to treat the patients that are entrusted to his care.
Another busy night in the Emergency Department when a frequent flyer rolls in. Let's just say he had a little too much to drink. It's these type of patients that allow me, the drunk whisperer, to really shine.
Tune in for the MAAAAAAIIIIIIIN EVENT of the EVENING!!!!! In the red corner: A 92 years young gem hailing from a local nursing home MR. X!!!! In the blue corner the reigning champion CT “the scanner of the universe” TECH!!!
That heart stopping moment when a flight attendant calls for a doctor on the plane.
Shoes are a marker of status. Having nice clean shoes can identify a person as being successful, organized, and an upstanding individual. Being in the ER it is impossible to keep your shoes clean. So what happens when a dog tries to lick the shoes of an ER doctor. Find out in this weeks post.
Halloween in the Emergency Department can be an exciting time especially when the RED RANGER from the Power Rangers decides to visit
Just returned after an epic trip to Southeast Asia. It was a nice decompressing trip and I am glad to be back. I decide to go hang out with some friends before my first shift back in the ED. My drive home would be one that I would never forgot.
A hat has just been passed to me. In the hat are a few 20 dollar bills. I reach in my pocket and throw in a 10. I am just a resident, hopefully that won’t be considered too cheap. You may think I am at a church but I am actually at my weekly conference. This is how money is raised to host recruitment dinners during residency interview season.
In this edition of the Physician Grind we explore the temptations that we as physicians face when being offered gifts by pharmaceutical companies or patients. In the end it is about providing unbiased care to our patients but sometimes that's hard when we are offered front row tickets to a ball game or a trip to an exotic island
It’s every EM resident’s dream to be part of a big procedure. The rush of a heart pounding, adrenaline filled moment of slamming in a chest tube, criching someone, or being part of the big show, a thoracotomy. The holy grail.
I'm on my neurosurgery rotation. Wake up at 3am. Get in at 4am. Round on the patients on the service. Round with the Attending and my senior neurosurgery resident. Go to clinic. See consults. Senior resident is a little off today. He’s being a complete dick about dumb stuff.
It’s the first day on my 4th year elective in the Emergency Department. I had orientation in the morning and just my luck I am scheduled for a night shift. I had no idea that what I was getting myself into. I guess I’ll just jump into the deep end. Sink or swim.
