Aspiring Minority Doctor

DECEMBER 17, 2023

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. I was originally told that as a premedical student and single mother with low stats, that I would not make it into medical school.

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StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

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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ER Families Family IT 100

FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Pharmacists’ Corresponding Responsibility A controlled substance prescription, to be valid, must be issued for “a legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of [their] professional practice.” Zarzamora Press Release. The government asserted additional allegations that are outside our scope.

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Vascular Physician

APRIL 22, 2024

How to Prevent a Potentially Fatal Aortic Dissection High blood pressure is a well-known medical condition that many people understand is a risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes. Unfortunately, high blood pressure is also a risk for lesser known but no less serious conditions.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

JUNE 1, 2022

I'm not going to lie, after two years of working in the urgent care setting, being in the ER was super chill for me. I had never rotated in it when I was a medical student, so it was kind of cool being behind the curtain. I enjoyed the shift work, the variety of cases, and being able to have time for a little fun. Time flies!

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PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

Do you think that medical-legal concerns also play a role? I think medical-legal implications do play a role, and there’s been studies on that, but it’s mostly in the general EM literature, not as much in pediatrics. We know that nine out of ten children that go to the ER do not go to children’s hospital ERs.

Families 101

Families Family Hospital Patient-Centered 101

FDA Law Blog

MARCH 17, 2022

We blogged on the final 2016 guideline here on March 17, 2016). When starting opioid therapy for acute, subacute, or chronic pain, clinicians should prescribe immediate-release opioids instead of extended-release/long-acting (“ER/LA”) opioids. ER/LA opioids should be “reserved for severe, continuous pain.”. Recommendation 11.

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