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A Decade of Blogging!

Aspiring Minority Doctor

Okay, now I'll admit I've done a horrible job of keeping up with the blog lately especially given that this is only my fifth post of the year, but today is still super special for me. This blog has helped a lot with some of my successes. When I started this blog she had just turned 7, and now my baby is 17!

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I Feel Things.

StorytellERdoc

It seems like a long, long time since I have written a post for my blog, StorytellERdoc , and I am excited, nervous and humbled to be reentering your lives while returning to my baby. The emergency department where I have worked for 22 years as an ER physician is busier than it's ever been. I missed you! I got over a million hits.

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Two ER Physicians Lend Their Opinion on Reopening the Economy

Dr. Wes

Addendum: YouTube brought down the videos included in this blog post because they claimed it violated their terms of use. I found that very disturbing that non-anonymous US physicians were silenced during these unprecedented times. I believe we should promote (and not silence) legitimate, respectful, critical debate.

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Be Good. Do Good.

StorytellERdoc

I asked, thinking about how amazing our case managers in our ER were. Do your little bit of good where you are. It's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. Desmond Tutu Recently, my son Cole and I were enjoying an afternoon out of the house, running around town to tackle our to-do list of errands (masked, of course).

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Clinical Reasoning Corner: Pre and Posttest Probability – Jack Penner

The Clinical Problem Solvers

As you walk down to the ER, you’re already creating a list of possible diagnoses in your mind. Stay tuned for the next blog post to get the answer! You may even pull up your schemas for pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. We think that the probability of this disease is so HIGH that we can treat it. More practice?

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Prescribing Red Flags and Suspicious Controlled Substance Orders: Current Cautionary Tales

FDA Law Blog

An extended release (“ER”) opioid in legitimate pain management generally accompanies an IR opioid, with patients taking the ER opioid on a set schedule and the IR opioid as needed. On October 10th, based on ability to pay, the U.S. 11, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ). 21 U.S.C. § 829; 21 C.F.R. Holiday CVS, 77 Fed. at 62,341.

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How to Prevent a Potentially Fatal Aortic Dissection

Vascular Physician

When people develop chest pain and are rushed to the ER, a conventional chest X-ray may show a severely enlarged aorta, which is a well-established sign of aortic dissection. Unfortunately, high blood pressure does not always present with symptoms that are noticeable by the patient. And when it occurs, the results can be fatal.

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