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Sunday, December 31, 2006

Lessons Learned This Holiday Season

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It is not enough to bring your toothbrush and medications in your carryon; you should also bring your passport . Because even if you are no...
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Monday, December 18, 2006

If You Don't Think Studying Is Hard, You're Doing It Wrong

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A disclaimer: I never said I had a fun or easy way to study, or even a particularly original one. I only said that it worked (for me). When...
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Sunday, December 10, 2006

Cold-Weather Running for Maggots

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It’s not too cold . From my sitemeter stats, I know that none of you are running where you risk hypothermia from venturing outdoors, provide...
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Thursday, November 30, 2006

Beam Me Up

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The light box thing came. It’s pretty funky. I got the desk lamp version, partly because it was listed on the sheet my doctor gave me and p...
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Monday, November 20, 2006

Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light

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I went in for my quarterly tune-up with my psychiatrist recently. I think he’s a little bored of me; he hasn’t had to tweak anything for age...
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Thursday, November 16, 2006

Scurvy of the Soul

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Medical school is full of “ That’s how that works?!!” moments. One I remember especially clearly was when I learned about scurvy: Scurvy ...
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Wednesday, November 08, 2006

I Didn't Mean Right NOW

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I got a call from the Medical Examiner's office that one of my patients was found dead. It was the woman I saw the other week, the one w...
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Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Ghouls and Ghost Stories

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Yes, I backdated my post to October. Suzan-Lori Parks may have been able to write a play a day for a year, but I know I’m not up to writing...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Are You On Drugs or Something?

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In response to my prior post , some people have requested specifics about the medications . My first was sertraline (Z*l*ft), an SSRI. Sta...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

The MICU: How I Know Antidepressants Work

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A student recently asked me, “When did you get to the point where you weren’t scared about seeing patients?” That’s an easy one. By the ...
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Sunday, October 08, 2006

I Would Miss My Water If My Well Ran Dry

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A quick word on water. In my earlier post on the subject, I may not have made it clear that I love water. When I want a non-caffeinated, no...
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Thursday, September 21, 2006

How I Found A TrophyHusband, Part 3

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Looking, looking for the sign that my running partner was thinking the same things about me that I was thinking about him ... He asked me ou...
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

How I Found A TrophyHusband, Part 2

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First, a side note: my new running partner (let’s call him RP) had, in general, quite good taste in clothes … for a doctor. He did like to t...
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Wednesday, September 06, 2006

How I Found A TrophyHusband, Part 1

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When I Certainly Didn’t Deserve One and Didn’t Know Where to Look I arrived at my residency program finally unencumbered by the messy relati...
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Monday, August 28, 2006

More Medical Myths

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More medical myths I wish I could put down forever: Drinking lots of water is good for you. NOT TRUE. (Yes, this is a repeat from my last ...
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