1. Murphy’s Law as it applies to the ER: If something can go bad, it will do so in a hurry. If…
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“Goddamn, you’re getting married? Are you outta your mind?” “I’m going to tell Goldie your advice on marriage. I predict you will spend…
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KevinMD’s 2018 top posts: Highlighting the voices of practicing clinicians
by Kevin Pho MD December 27, 2018With over 22 million page views for the year, thank you for making 2018 such a success. KevinMD continues to be the…
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A New Mexico woman, suffering from Dercum’s disease (adiposis dolorosa) which causes painful fatty tumors, is suing a Santa Fe hospital and…
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AEDs save lives: Why more people should know how to use them
by Nathan Scherer DO December 18, 2018Did you know that over 300,000 people a year visit a doctor for symptoms of anaphylaxis — yet, thankfully, between 1999-2010 only…
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In response to the increasing burdens of administrative work and cumbersome charting levied upon healthcare providers in recent years, medical scribes have…
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What my dog taught me about my patients’ feelings
by Elizabeth Rubin Ribak MD December 14, 2018My puppy looked sick. Not just any sick but “get an attending, two large bore IVs, start fluids, get her on a…
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I am a critical care physician and spend a good amount of time in the emergency room seeing consults. As an internal…