Category: Tales from the Bedside

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 non-exertional, …

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 his airway, …

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, and sexual …

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 …

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 …

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 …