Casebook of a Community Internist

Blogs

• 8/28/2023

  The complexities of lithium

  How often have I seen an outpatient on Lithium, not realizing catastrophe is just a diuretic away?
• 8/17/2023

  It's high time for a healthcare passport

  Surely there is a better way when it comes to health information sharing and transfer.
• 8/10/2023

  Is common sense that common anymore?

  In this age of healthcare system dysfunction, here's a list of things that just make common sense.
• 7/24/2023

  Appendicitis: not just an afterthought

  It is easy to be blindsided by a common disease presenting in an uncommon way.
• 7/18/2023

  Why we should never discount the value of sleep

  Research proves adequate sleep quality and duration makes for a better healing environment—for everyone concerned.
• 6/30/2023

  Is laughter really the best medicine?

  Given the epidemic levels of stress, isolation and anxiety in our elderly population, it may well be that a red nose and a funny hat could do more for our patients than the latest drug.
• 6/13/2023

  Improving health literacy

  If we don't take the time to promote health literacy, I predict a future where doctor-advice is viewed with suspicion and drug-compliance is poor.
• 5/26/2023

  Tricky telemedicine communication

  Sometimes you need spider-sense to figure out what patients aren't telling you.
• 5/10/2023

  Pacing back and forth

  Given the pace of technology, surely remote pacemaker care is in our futures.
• 5/2/2023

  Pride and prejudice on the job

  There is some innate bias and prejudice that we all take to work at times.
• 4/19/2023

  The merits of maggot therapy

  Maybe we should consider going back to treatments that were effective but became less attractive when pills and infusions took over.
• 4/6/2023

  Tough decisions inevitable in this job

  Dr. Hector Baillie makes some difficult choices in and outside the ER.