Tag: emergency-medicine-2

Body Language and Caring for Our Patients

September 7th, 2010
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The next patient was a 25 year old female in room 2. The nurse’s note read, “severe abdominal pain – rates it a 10 out of 10.” Like any good emergency medicine physician, I was already considering the differential diagnosis prior to entering the room. Severe pain in a young female could be an ectopic, […]

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Posted in Life in the ER, Patient Satisfaction

Interview Season in Emergency Medicine

December 3rd, 2009
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There is a season for everything in life. As well as being the holiday season, now is the peak interview season in medicine. It is the time when many young and well-trained residents set out in the world looking for that one elusive goal: the perfect job. Of course, everyone knows there is no “perfect […]

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Posted in For Residents

Planning For Our Future In Medicine

November 12th, 2009
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Man makes plans and God laughs This past week our physicians group did what many companies do once a year: strategic planning. The format is pretty standard. Pick a place away from your usual site for business, gather together the leadership of your organization, develop priorities on how to make your company better and make […]

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Posted in Future of Healthcare