By Margot Hedlin, MD
Peer Reviewed
It’s another 27 hour call in the ICU, and at 10 pm the unit has slowed down. You open a browser to read up on …
Category: Tales from the Bedside
Clinical Correlations
The Care Lost in Translation
August 1, 2019
By Aaron Troy
Peer Reviewed
23-year-old man with no past medical history presenting with 1 year of intermittent 7/10 left-sided chest pain lasting for 15-20 minutes. The pain feels like a “needle prick,” is …
Tales of Survival: Night Float
March 16, 2018
By: Margot Hedlin
Emergencies happen slowly sometimes. His organs were shutting down – first the liver, its failure evident from his skin’s jaundiced hue; then he couldn’t protect …
Facing the Culture of Silence in Medicine
March 2, 2018
By Ofole Mgbako, MD
We are at a crossroads. The recent movement of courageous Americans, mostly women, sharing their stories and facing down their abusers, has forced the reexamination of a culture of silence that drives rape, sexual assault, …
Tales of Survival: Preserving Empathy for the Caretaker Who Can’t Let Go
January 26, 2018
By Scarlett Olivia Murphy, MD
Peer Reviewed
During my recent ICU rotation, I witnessed complicated acts of love between patients and their caretakers as they navigated end-of-life decisions. I observed many individuals struggle to …
Tales of Survival: Fury and Forgiveness in the ED
January 19, 2018
By Kate Otto Chebly
Peer Reviewed
“She refused the ultrasound!” my resident announced with exasperation, updating our attending on 17-year old, pregnant Mariana[1], who arrived four hours ago with abdominal pain and …
Tales of Survival: Do No Harm
January 12, 2018
By Derek Moriyama, MD
He stared blankly at the ceiling. “Mr. K can you close your eyes?” my attending asked, speaking slowly and clearly, making sure that the …
Tales of Survival: Red Sox Rivalry
January 5, 2018
By Kate Otto Chebly
Peer Reviewed
Mr. Williams came to us as so many patients do.
“I just fell down,” he repeated, grumpily, his snaggletooth resting on his cracked, pursed lips.
Our team …