An Urgent Care Experience during Clinic
Last week, I was put on clinic even though I really was not on schedule based on some unforeseen circumstances in my rotation. I was surprised that my patient schedule got full right away even though...
View ArticlePatient Disposition
Patient disposition is the most important part of being on in patient. Learning how to talk to the patients that they have to go home, without you sounding that you are forcing them or having them feel...
View ArticleContinuity of care
In patient is done today. I learned that the relationships we create in the last 2 weeks of in patient makes a real mark to them. One of the patients we are rounding with told Dr. Sneed, I already...
View ArticleAn Educational Opportunity
As family medicine physicians, we are tasked to learn plenty of things. It really is a very broad field, thus it is very hard to master things. We as residents should make use of every opportunity we...
View ArticleRash
A patient has a rash. What will you do? This is one of the most frustrating diagnosis for primary care doctors. In my dermatology rotation, I learned a thing or two about dealing with rash. The first...
View ArticleBehavioral Medicine Options for Patients
One of the doctors with the most shortage aside from primary care physicians are the psychiatrist. We have lots of patients, but very few psychiatrist. Most of them are concentrated in the urban areas,...
View ArticleCounseling Patients
There are plenty of things to consider regarding our patients. They are not just individuals with physical problems, but also persons with emotional health needs as well. That is why the...
View ArticleWell Child Visit
Well child physicals are opportunity for us not just to give shots to our patients and address their complaints, but to see subtle things our patients may not want to share. We should be asking things...
View ArticleHeart Problems and Social Situations
Heart problems really comes out as a big burden to everyone in the family. It is one of the diseases which changes the family dynamics. I saw patients in my cardiology rotation, and that is where I see...
View ArticleInside the Endocrinologist Mind
I got a chance to work with an endocrionologist inCarmelthis week, as part of my elective. It is interesting how they think. They try a lot to solve things that are a mystery to most doctors. My staff...
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