What Skinny Doctors Don’t Get About Their Obese Patients
Let’s just keep talking about treating obesity Fifi Trixiebell (not her real name) wrote to [email protected] asking us to discuss what medical …
What will exacerbate this patient’s condition?
A 70-year-old male with a history of hypertension presents with a fever and severe pain in both his hands. Examination …
Are physicians hopeless in the face of the obesity epidemic?
Obesity may not be hopeless, but it is very difficult for physicians and sufferers Listener Hannah wrote in after shadowing …
Q&A with Physician-Writer Sandeep Jauhar
Dr. Sandeep Jauhar is a cardiologist and director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He …
How would you manage this acute abdominal pain?
A 24-year-old sexually active female presents with a three-day history of severe right upper quadrant pain that worsens on inhalation. …
How to Write a Prescription: 7 Steps for Safety
In 2017, over four billion prescriptions were filled at pharmacies across the United States. Given their sheer prevalence, prescriptions are …
Handling Sexual Harassment as a Medical Student
Changing dressings on diabetic ulcers is not particularly pleasant. The oozing, the meticulousness of laying down protective layers, and the …
A World Healed of Trafficking: Healthcare’s Role in Confronting Modern-Day Slavery
A dozen clinic staff walked into the training with skepticism. “This is a waste of time,” they muttered. “Human trafficking …
Why is this urine bag purple?
An 80-year-old female with a history of diabetes and chronic constipation presents to the emergency department with a purple urine bag. …
Did a drug interaction complicate this injury?
A 76-year-old male presents with a progressive headache, dizziness, and confusion after falling from his bed the night before. He …
Why Is This Patient Profoundly Hypotensive?
A 70-year-old male is brought to the emergency department with subacute shortness of breath and fatigue. Upon searching her father’s …
What treatment should be administered for this patient’s rash? | Figure 1
A 28-year-old woman presents with a one-week history of a slightly raised erythematous lesion on her chest. She has been …
Developmental Delay and Hypocalcemia—What’s the Cause?
Case Details A 9-year-old girl is brought to a new pediatrician by her mother over concerns regarding her weight. She …
Quiz: How would you treat this tumor?
A 21-year-old female presents with a six-month history of irregular menses, decreased libido, impaired vision, and galactorrhea. An MRI is completed.Based …
7 Tips For Finding A Job After Residency
Each year, thousands of residents in their final year of residency have the daunting task of surfing through thousands of …
How to Keep Your White Coat Clean
Whoever decided that doctors should wear white coats must not have spent much time with sick patients. Throughout your career, …
Q&A With Dr. Paige O’Mahoney, Physician-Author and Wellness Coach
Tell us a little bit about yourself. I started medical school at age 27 after studying international relations in college …
5 Up-and-Coming Topics in Medicine That Students Should Know About
Breakthroughs in patient care are happening in leaps and bounds due to the convergence of research, technology and medicine. For …
State Exchange Program Helps Healthcare Students With No In-State School Option
No available or affordable program for your healthcare profession in your home state? Take heart! Students in Western U.S. states …
Q&A with Dr. Alison Stansfield, Learning Disability Psychiatrist
Alison Stansfield, MBChB, MRCPsych, MD is the clinical lead and consultant psychiatrist for the Leeds Autism Diagnostic Service (LADS). This …