article thumbnail

A Pearl From Medical School

A Country Doctor Writes

I ordered some lab tests, including a sed rate. The “Sed Rate”, or “sänkan” as we call it, was invented by Robin Fåhraeus, a relative of one of my High School teachers. He was nominated for the Nobel prize several times but was never awarded it. It came back at 100 mm, five times the normal limit.

Medical 130
article thumbnail

When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

When dealing with chest congestion, it’s important to understand potential warning signs, as well as what type of medical care to seek for them. F or higher, chest pain, or blood in your saliva, you should consider seeking medical attention for chest congestion. You should never ignore chest pain or chest soreness with congestion.

Medical 52
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Booking a Canadian Endocrinologist for Online Follow-Ups

Dr. Zaar

Routine follow-ups ensure treatment is working, symptoms remain stable, and medication doses stay accurate. Register and Share Medical History You’ll fill out forms with past diagnoses, medications, lab results, and symptoms. You can discuss side effects, lifestyle challenges, or questions about medications.

article thumbnail

Working Out – Dan Minter

The Clinical Problem Solvers

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably found yourself asking that question after listening to a discussant on the podcast arrive at some unexpected diagnosis, only to have the biopsy or lab test prove them right. “How do they do it?!!”

article thumbnail

You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

When should the emergency physician obtain lab tests to medically clear such patients? These labs were not truly indicated, but it was common practice and viewed as “not a big deal.” Decades ago, psychiatric complaints in the pediatric ED were infrequent. Acute onset psychosis is relatively rare.

article thumbnail

Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

Khang Nguyen, MD, chief transformation officer of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, discusses how AI can increase clinicians’ joy in medicine and improve patient outcomes with Chris Grant, chief operating offer and executive vice president of Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Federation, and host of the Permanente Medicine Podcast.

article thumbnail

Clinical Reasoning Corner: Illness Script

The Clinical Problem Solvers

So the illness script we developed as a first-year medical student will evolve over time. lab tests, imaging, and/or pathology). Including key features with high likelihood ratios will help you decide whether to treat, test for, or toss a diagnosis. What: Key diagnostic findings of the disease (e.g.,

Illness 52