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A Spoonful of Sugar
A toddler admitted for poor feeding sits cross-legged on the hospital bed, clutching a takeout soup container in their feet. My first thought is that the periorbital edema has significantly improved after diuresis, but my…Continue readingA Spoonful of Sugar
Modern Medicine
I am a fan of technology, it says so right in my tagline. I also think that finding ways to apply developing technology to medicine is pretty cool, and is something I enjoy doing myself…Continue readingModern Medicine
Critical Care
Michael rides in an ambulance for the first time as an adult and learns from some of the most competent people in the children’s hospital.Continue readingCritical Care
Intern Insecurities
Now that I’ve finished my first month as an intern, I can admit I was afraid that the first time a nurse asked me a question, I would freeze, burst into tears, and run away.…Continue readingIntern Insecurities
Please Wait, Death Is Loading
Ms. A was brought in from a nursing facility by the transport team my first week of ICU rotation. I had no idea what I was doing and my first thought was, “she looks old,…Continue readingPlease Wait, Death Is Loading
Hydrogen Peroxide and a Band Aid
Or, “I did in 60 seconds what the University of Maryland Medical Center could not do in 3 hours.” This evening went very different from how I imagined it would go as I was preparing…Continue readingHydrogen Peroxide and a Band Aid