A Country Doctor Writes

APRIL 5, 2025

I ordered some lab tests, including a sed rate. Before he ever got the test, he ended up in the emergency room with pneumonia. That could have explained the abnormal lab result. It came back at 100 mm, five times the normal limit. I ordered a CT of his abdomen to look for kidney cancer.

Medical 130

Medical Emergency Room Lab Testing Appointment 130

Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

During our post-medical school residency years, we are trained by many different types of doctors including pediatricians, OB/GYNs, surgeons, psychiatrists, neurologists, ENTs and more. Some family doctors work in a residency training program where they may see patients in the hospital, out of the hospital, and deliver babies.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Board-Certified GP Family Physician 52

GeriPal

JULY 7, 2022

Haider is a physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the VA in Boston. And then one day when I was in my third year of medical school, I was in the gym and I hurt my back in a really horrific way. I thought I couldn’t finish medical school. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Haider.

Patient-Centered 106

Patient-Centered Physicals IT Patients 106