A dozen clinic staff walked into the training with skepticism. “This is a waste of time,” they muttered. “Human trafficking isn’t a problem here.” An hour later, most walked out with a newfound awareness and ... Read more
Christopher Lee
Updated June 24, 2022 by Christopher Lee
An 80-year-old female with a history of diabetes and chronic constipation presents to the emergency department with a purple urine bag. She is currently bedridden and uses an indwelling catheter. On examination, she is hypotensive and ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
A 76-year-old male presents with a progressive headache, dizziness, and confusion after falling from his bed the night before. He currently takes warfarin following a mechanical valve replacement 11 years ago, and has been recently ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
A 70-year-old male is brought to the emergency department with subacute shortness of breath and fatigue. Upon searching her father’s home, his daughter reports she found his medication — a nearly empty bottle of metoprolol, ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by 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 experiencing fatigue and joint pain since taking a walk through the woods in eastern Massachusetts ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Case Details A 9-year-old girl is brought to a new pediatrician by her mother over concerns regarding her weight. She has a history of developmental delay, and her mother mentions that she is noticeably shorter ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
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 on this imaging and the patient’s clinical findings, which of the following should be recommended ... Read more
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Updated February 27, 2019 by Figure 1
Each year, thousands of residents in their final year of residency have the daunting task of surfing through thousands of job openings, determining which state they would like to practice in, and negotiating potential contracts. ... Read more
Ryan Bucci
Updated August 18, 2022 by Ryan Bucci
Whoever decided that doctors should wear white coats must not have spent much time with sick patients. Throughout your career, your white medical coat will encounter some nasty stains, from blood and coffee to C-diff. ... Read more
Katie Imbrock
Updated June 23, 2022 by Katie Imbrock
Tell us a little bit about yourself. I started medical school at age 27 after studying international relations in college and then working as a paralegal in an international law firm. I met my husband, ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network
Breakthroughs in patient care are happening in leaps and bounds due to the convergence of research, technology and medicine. For those thinking about which specialty areas to focus on, or for anyone looking for a ... Read more
Guideline Central
Updated June 26, 2022 by Guideline Central
No available or affordable program for your healthcare profession in your home state? Take heart! Students in Western U.S. states do have access to affordable professional degree programs in nearly a dozen healthcare specialties, thanks ... Read more
Margo Colalancia
Updated June 26, 2022 by Margo Colalancia
Alison Stansfield, MBChB, MRCPsych, MD is the clinical lead and consultant psychiatrist for the Leeds Autism Diagnostic Service (LADS). This is an adult all-IQ autism diagnostic service which also provides consultancy and training. She is ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
Dr. Jennifer A. Villwock is the current Rhinology and Skull Base Fellow at the University of Kansas Medical Center. After graduating in 2011 from the Michigan State College of Human Medicine, she completed her ENT ... Read more
Rafid Rahman
Updated June 26, 2022 by Rafid Rahman
Updated February 15, 2022. The article was updated to correct formatting and minor grammatical errors. Clinical practice guidelines are essentially the Wikipedia of the medical world and are important to students for a number of ... Read more
Guideline Central
Updated June 26, 2022 by Guideline Central
Dr. Cosima Gretton is a medical doctor and product manager at Karius, Inc., a biotech startup specializing in infectious disease genomics. She is also a Technology Entrepreneurship Teaching Fellow at UCL, where she is currently ... Read more
Gloria Onwuneme
Updated June 26, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme
Recently SDN member medinquirer noted that it’s common for premed students to learn about medicine through shadowing, volunteering, working in related fields, etc. But surely, said medinquirer in his post, there are things you don’t ... Read more
Student Doctor Network
Updated March 12, 2019 by Student Doctor Network
What You Should Know is an ongoing series covering a range of informational topics relevant to current and future healthcare professionals. Pain assessment and control is something which every doctor going into practice will have ... Read more
Brian Wu
Updated March 13, 2019 by Brian Wu
Don’t miss Part I of this article, which covered how to prepare before the interview and general interview advice. COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 1. Tell me about yourself You should have prepared for this! Like I said, ... Read more
bluestreaks
Updated June 26, 2022 by bluestreaks