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 find the right …
Category: Tales from the Bedside
Clinical Correlations
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 an unpleasant attitude …
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 patient could hear …
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 of eight white …
Tales of the Bellevue Hospital Internal Medicine House Staff from the ‘60s to Now
November 17, 2017
In honor of the 10th Anniversary of Clinical Correlations we are presenting a wonderful 4 part series of life as a house officer at Bellevue Hospital in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and …
Tales of the Bellevue Hospital Internal Medicine House Staff from the ‘60s to Now
November 10, 2017In honor of the 10th Anniversary of Clinical Correlations we are presenting a wonderful 4 part series of life as a house officer at Bellevue Hospital in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and …
Tales of the Bellevue Hospital Internal Medicine House Staff from the ‘60s to Now
October 20, 2017
In honor of the 10th Anniversary of Clinical Correlations over the next four weeks we are presenting a wonderful 4 part series of life as a house officer at Bellevue Hospital …
Tales of Survival: Fighting Words
August 11, 2017
By Rachael Winchester-Hayes, MD
Political friends and foes alike were shocked last month when Senator John McCain’s office announced his diagnosis of glioblastoma after what was thought to be a minor surgery for removal of a …