Practice Pearls
More material from a day on the wards.
The palliative car consult
A conversation with an expert helps a family make a big decision.
Could you repeat that?
It was a very quiet day on the geriatrics service, at least for one physician.
Spidey sense
A well-developed spidey sense is a valuable tool for hospitalists.
Little plastic Santa
Dr. Newman tells a heartwarming (and true) holiday story.
Dumb luck
Rounds went very smoothly, until we got to Mr. Fibonacci.
Hospital Servi-Sisyphus
It was that kind of morning: hypertensive patients who couldn't pay for their meds and little old ladies, sweet and otherwise, who kept on falling.
Choosing unwisely
A fictionalized ED visit for a simple cut spins wildly out of control.
The lost cohort
A fictional class for an MHA leads to some literal wayfinding.
The one that got away
I was ready to reel in the diagnosis I was fishing for, only to feel it swim away on an emetic river of blood.
Food for thought
Take a humorous look at a fictional doctor's quest to get some food during a busy day.
Generic discharge summary*
What's lost in accuracy will be more than compensated with personal time saved.
Rounds in motion
Our goal was to round with precision, though it was more likely we would meander due to the effects of Brownian motion, bouncing randomly around the hospital, starting at one point and ending up somewhere else.
Top 10 reasons not to discharge your patient
Our editorial advisor examines length of stay.
Dressed to kill
A doctor's elegant attire causes trouble in more ways than one.
Stair wars
I came to an agreement with the medical students on service with me: We would spend our week “elevator-free.”.