Debate on medical school "minors"

There is a great debate occuring on Gross Anatomy, written by a Stanford first year medical student and on Grunt Doc, with many of the pros and cons of standford’s new curriculum change posted in their comments.
Rather than debate the two, I’ll simply share my experience. Prior to starting medical school, I […]

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RSI

RSI is an abbreviation for rapid sequence intubation. It refers to the emergent treatment of respiratory failure by insertion of a “breathing tube” OR more correctly, an endotrachial tube in order to ensure that oxygen goes into the patients lungs (not his stomach), and enables the patient to be placed on a mechanical ventilator […]

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weekend warrior medicine

Hermes has been doing blogs about his rotation in occupational and environmental medicine which I find extremely interesting. So this patient I saw today with lead poisoning was very interesting as well, I’m glad I grabbed his chart.
He is a weekend warrior and has been refinishing his home. In his outdoor workshop […]

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