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Atrial fib guidelines

Atrial fib guidelines

There are a lot of new anticoagulants coming out for management of AFib, some of which were reviewed at Friday's resident lecture by Tra...
Another year...

Another year...

School starts in a few hours. I now have a middle-schooler. I'm not old enough for that. My baby is in 2nd grade. HE'S not old enoug...
M&M

M&M

Greetings everybody, It's time once again for the M&M teaching points; thanks again to all our presenters, and I appreciate all of y...
High School Reunion

High School Reunion

So where did all of these old, fat people come from? Just asking...cuz I'm one of them. :(
School Supply Shopping

School Supply Shopping

So it's that time of year again...where I open my never-ending wallet to buy stuff. Get the lists. The usual suspects are on the second ...
Lemierre's syndrome

Lemierre's syndrome

Dr Agarwal presented a case in morning report of a patient with Lemierre's syndrome caused by Bacteroides fragilis; the normal cause is ...
Meningitis

Meningitis

Remember when you diagnose meningitis, always keep leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in the back of your mind. Here is an article on the basics:...
Did it

Did it

Turned in a letter of resignation. I feel so much better. My husband is thrilled. The kids are happy that Mom will be home more. Who knows w...
Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Thanks to Drs. Cozart and Pennisi for their presentations today.  Here is a case report and review of the literature about spontaneous tumor...
Senior resident memories...

Senior resident memories...

I had an awesome attending for my final year gyn-onc rotation. The man was an excellent doctor, surgeon, and all-around good guy. So we were...
Another FYI

Another FYI

1. Smoking a joint while driving into the hospital because you think you are in labor will not help with the contraction pain. 2. If you rol...
Interesting videos

Interesting videos

Dr. Atul Gawande is a surgeon who has written several excellent books (My favorite one is called "Complications"). These are 2 int...
I honestly think I'm cursed

I honestly think I'm cursed

So hubby & I are going out of town tomorrow as an anniversary getaway. Just got off the phone with Hotels.com - the hotel can't hono...
Morning report case

Morning report case

Dr Shukla went through an excellent case this morning regarding a patient with fatigue, anemia, and renal failure; here is a review of the d...
Which pressor do I use??

Which pressor do I use??

I hope everybody was able to attend Dr Mireles' lecture at Grand Rounds last week; it was an excellent review of sepsis, and he covered ...
Love you

Love you

13 years now...and you still aren't sick of me? Happy anniversary, Sweetie.

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