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 Emergency Physician
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, Dr. Adler talks about isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.
Retiring From Emergency Medicine Practice
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Burg shares how it’s time to hang up the gloves.
Protect Your Heroes
“My training has taught me one thing, and that is to prepare for the direst outcome with each and every case. I secure my mask and enter, knowing full well that the tide always recedes before the tsunami hits.”
Calm Before the Storm
The preparation for COVID-19 was a sprint. We saw what was happening in Italy and NY and braced ourselves for our impending wave in Los Angeles. Once we were ready, what we experienced was an eerie calm before the storm.
I Got This One Wrong
COVID-19 has been difficult for us all. When it first started we didn’t know how much it would affect us and it was easy to underestimate how devastating it could be. In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Adler shares his first experience with COVID-19.
Laughter
in this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Braun shares how sometimes laughing is a necessary coping mechanism needed to deal with the horrific things we face in medicine. What starts as laughter can eventually turn into admiration and a deeper connection with patients.
Precordial Thump
By the hammer of Thor! In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Adler shares a story from residency about superhuman efforts to resuscitate a patient in v-fib and the effects on his own medical education.
Twenty-Seconds
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Karen O’Laco shares how the pressures of medical school had caused her to shirk learning opportunities out of fear of being bothersome or judged as incompetent. She shares a story during her surgical rotation when her involvement in the case led to a minor delay that frustrated the anesthesiologist. She discusses how the anesthesiologist’s disdain for her affected her ability to speak up when the patient’s post-operative course takes a turn for the worse.
Oscar Night in the ICU
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.“
Crash Course
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives Jon Warren returns to share with us a story from his medical school. He remembers how after a code ends the physicians are able to revert to a state of normalcy. How is it that the physicians and team are able to return to work as if nothing had happened?
A Wall
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives first time contributor, Jonathan Warren shares with a story from his premed days, when he worked as a Forensic Autopsy Technician. Jonathan shares his first experience helping a grieving father who had lost his young son to overdose.
Face Plant
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, 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.
Blind Curve
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives Dr. Blair shares when he had to face an emergency outside of the familiar setting of the Emergency Department.
Best, Wang Shi Kai Email 4 Part 2
In part 2 of Email 4 Dr. Rich, AKA Wang Shi Kai shares with us more some more “Bizarre patient encounters” from his time working as an Emergency Medicine Physician in China.
When Altruism Goes Wrong
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives first time contributor, Whi Inh Shirley Bae, shares with us a story from her premed days. She was bright eyed and bushy tailed when she found an abused woman in the waiting room of the emergency department she was volunteering at. Instead of finding a social worker to help the woman, Shirley decided to take matters into her own hands.