In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Tetwiler shares part 2 of a 2 part story from his time in the pediatric ed
All tagged Life of a Nurse
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Tetwiler shares a story from his time in the pediatric ed
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Tetwiler shares a story of treating a patient with a challenging diagnosis.
The Psychiatric Emergency Department can be one of the most challenging places to rotate through as an Emergency Medicine Resident. In part one of this two-part edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Michael Tetwiler shares his experiences rotating in this chaotic environment. Upon entering the room of his patient, Dr. Tetwiler realizes the door behind him has closed. He is now locked in a room with a medical student and a patient who describes his mood as “angry.”
Madness: Part 1
The Psychiatric Emergency Department can be one of the most challenging places to rotate through as an Emergency Medicine Resident. In part one of this two-part edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Michael Tetwiler shares his experiences rotating in this chaotic environment. Upon entering the room of his patient, Dr. Tetwiler realizes the door behind him has closed. He is now locked in a room with a medical student and a patient who describes his mood as “angry.”
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Ismail shares a case from residency where a transfer from an urgent care isn’t as straight forward as it was billed to be
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Ismail shares a case from residency when her team did everything possible to save 2 patients.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Garrett describes what it is like to make the call that a patient is dead. This is part 2 of a 2 part series.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Garrett describes what it is like to make the call that a patient is dead. This is part 1 of a 2 part series.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Garrett describes what it is like to hear a patients last words. “Life is not like a movie; very few people know that their last words are final before they say them”
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Basrai shares a story of the first patient he intubated during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Garrett describes performing chest compressions on a patient in cardiac arrest
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Tiffany Fan shares a story from her Internal Medicine Rotation. She describes her experiences working with a patient whose liver is failing.
We’ve been on a break but we are now back.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Tetwiler concludes his 2 part story on caring for a patient with terminal cancer.
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Tetweiler returns to share a story of caring for a patient with terminal cancer.
Madness: Part 1
The Psychiatric Emergency Department can be one of the most challenging places to rotate through as an Emergency Medicine Resident. In part one of this two-part edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Michael Tetwiler shares his experiences rotating in this chaotic environment. Upon entering the room of his patient, Dr. Tetwiler realizes the door behind him has closed. He is now locked in a room with a medical student and a patient who describes his mood as “angry.”
A Wall
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives first time contributor, Jonathan Warren shares with a story from his premed days, when he worked as a Forensic Autopsy Technician. Jonathan shares his first experience helping a grieving father who had lost his young son to overdose.
How Yoga Makes Me A Better Doctor
In this edition of the Physician Grind Narratives, Dr. Amy Wecker describes her battle with burnout and how turning to yoga saved her career.
Shift Struggles
Luis shares with us a troubling event during the shift. It seems that a haiku is the best way to reflect on the moment.