In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives Dr. Shirley Bae, shares with us a story of how humor is used as a coping mechanism to deal wth all of the difficult situations that we face as physicians in the hospital.
All tagged Life of a Physician
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Tetwiler shares part 2 of a 2 part story from his time in the pediatric ed
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Tetwiler shares a story from his time in the pediatric ed
In this episode of the Physician Grind, Rigoberto Perez Hernandez shares his initiation into the medical profession
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives. Dr. Rob McMickle shares with us his experience working in the ICU while the Oscars are going on. “The Oscars will come and go year after year; but the most painfully dramatic and honest moments of human existence that require no stage, grandeur, self-importance, or smitten audience will continue to transpire daily in the unit.“
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Tetwiler shares a story of treating a patient with a challenging diagnosis.
The Psychiatric Emergency Department can be one of the most challenging places to rotate through as an Emergency Medicine Resident. In part one of this two-part edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Michael Tetwiler shares his experiences rotating in this chaotic environment. Upon entering the room of his patient, Dr. Tetwiler realizes the door behind him has closed. He is now locked in a room with a medical student and a patient who describes his mood as “angry.”
Madness: Part 1
The Psychiatric Emergency Department can be one of the most challenging places to rotate through as an Emergency Medicine Resident. In part one of this two-part edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Michael Tetwiler shares his experiences rotating in this chaotic environment. Upon entering the room of his patient, Dr. Tetwiler realizes the door behind him has closed. He is now locked in a room with a medical student and a patient who describes his mood as “angry.”
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Ismail shares a case from residency where a transfer from an urgent care isn’t as straight forward as it was billed to be
In this edition of the Physician Grind, Dr. Adler talks about isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Ismail shares a case from residency when her team did everything possible to save 2 patients.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Garrett describes what it is like to make the call that a patient is dead. This is part 2 of a 2 part series.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Garrett describes what it is like to make the call that a patient is dead. This is part 1 of a 2 part series.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Garrett describes what it is like to hear a patients last words. “Life is not like a movie; very few people know that their last words are final before they say them”
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Basrai shares a story of the first patient he intubated during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Garrett describes performing chest compressions on a patient in cardiac arrest
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Tiffany Fan shares a story from her Internal Medicine Rotation. She describes her experiences working with a patient whose liver is failing.
We’ve been on a break but we are now back.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Tetwiler concludes his 2 part story on caring for a patient with terminal cancer.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Tetweiler returns to share a story of caring for a patient with terminal cancer.