Is More Medical Testing Better?
“I think this patient needs a CT scan of her chest,” the consulting physician said to me over the phone. “Her...
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The Problem with the New Patient Autonomy
The neurology team shuffled single-file into the patient’s small room. The patient, probably in his 30s, had black...
The Costly Complications of Emergency Medical Care
During one Emergency Department (ED) shift, EMTs brought in an older woman to the hospital. She had called emergency...
A Day in the Life, Part 2
This post continues my description in the last one of a day in the life of a medical student on rotation, where...
How the ED (Emergency Department) Works
Ambulance image via Shutterstock The Emergency Department is one of the most active and exciting parts of the hospital...