Reading Chest X-rays (Updated)
Within 30-minutes of my elective Emergency Medicine rotation I was reading an Xray. I had no idea what I was looking at, but I was reading it none the less. There was just so much on the screen! Where do I start? Do I look at the top or bottom? How about that weird bone that looks more curved on the right, wait, is that even the … Continue reading Reading Chest X-rays (Updated)
2017 Chicago Auto Show
I went back and forth on the idea before finally caving in and attending the 2017 Chicago Auto Show on opening day, Saturday 2.11.17. I haven’t gone in 3 years and unsurprisingly, not much has changed. But maybe that’s a good thing since what I saw both times I really liked. Large crowds that were easily navigable, never waited more than 2-minutes to sit in a car … Continue reading 2017 Chicago Auto Show
Quick & Efficient Hand Examination
I’ve slowly realized how critical being able to perform a quick & thorough evaluation of the hand is. While my occupation health rotation has me seeing more shoulder and knee cases each week, the hand has been frustrating. With such a small body area relative to a shoulder or knee, there’s a lot of information a clinician needs to obtain and relay to others effectively. Until … Continue reading Quick & Efficient Hand Examination
Jia Jiang on Rejection – Ted Talk
I’ll keep this short for studying purposes. I love coming upon the right thing at the right time. Who doesn’t? Somethings it just feels like fate. So I’m about to start driving home with nothing to listen to (darn YouTubers and their non-daily uploads), when I start scrolling through YouTube’s “suggestion” column. That in itself is a dangerous place. YouTube is crazy accurate at pushing everything you want to … Continue reading Jia Jiang on Rejection – Ted Talk
The Anxiety of Match. It’s Real.
It’s exactly 364 days till I match and I’m already petrified. Where will I match? How high on my rank list will it be? Which program? Which state? Will I be near my family or in the middle of nowhere practice medicine on a buffalo? Once the ball starts rolling your brain doesn’t stop. It’s relentless. It’s a wheel constantly turning in the back of your … Continue reading The Anxiety of Match. It’s Real.
Practice Oral Board Cases
So yesterday the awesome attending I work with started a new “game” at the conclusion of the day, oral board style cases, and I love it! He pitches us a one liner representing a commonly seen patient and says “so what do you want to do?” and lets us have at it. We have to ask about everything and nothing gets done unless we tell someone to do … Continue reading Practice Oral Board Cases
15 not so obvious Emergency Medicine apps
So my preceptor today showed me a great article covering the “dark side” of emergency medicine. I only got 3 paragraphs in before I was promptly whisked in another direction, unable to finish my read. It was so good I spent >20 minutes tonight searching Google with the 3 unique words I barely remember in an attempt to share it with my readers (still haven’t found it). … Continue reading 15 not so obvious Emergency Medicine apps
Introducing The Verge
So I love tech. A lot. There’s not typically one sole channel I use to obtain all my reviews/information from and that’s probably a good thing. When a new product is being released I simply put its name in Google/YouTube and start clicking away. This way I see a lot of content really quickly from a bunch of different sources without basing my thoughts around one … Continue reading Introducing The Verge
Favorite iPhone Apps 2017
I love recommending my most frequently used iPhone apps to those who might benefit. This is by no means a generic list of apps which I assume everyone uses (IMDB, Instagram, Gmail, etc.) but rather applications which I use at least once a week, streamline my life and possibly introduce a little fun 😉 Cash: Everyone I know uses Venmo, but why not use something simpler? The Cash app … Continue reading Favorite iPhone Apps 2017
Reviewer Promise
Sitting in class I quickly realized 2 things: (1) I literally have endless topics to write about! I figured I would struggle to come up with daily material to blog about but au contraire. The more I jot down the more topics just keep spewing out to discuss later. It’s unbelievable! It’s all this suppressed subconscious screaming to be heard by anyone that cares to lend an ear (or in this … Continue reading Reviewer Promise
The Book of OI 