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Electronic Medical Records: The Good And The Bad, Sherry Liou
Electronic Medical Records: The Good And The Bad, Sherry Liou
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Doctors Are Patients Too, Daniel Mangels
Inspiring Compassion For Rare Diseases, Colton Margus
Inspiring Compassion For Rare Diseases, Colton Margus
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Interview With Dr. Marietta Lee, Sherry Liou, Margaret Nguyen
Interview With Dr. Marietta Lee, Sherry Liou, Margaret Nguyen
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Interview With Dr. Matthew Pravetz, Sherry Liou, Margaret Nguyen
Interview With Dr. Matthew Pravetz, Sherry Liou, Margaret Nguyen
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Convocation Of Thanks Remarks, Christopher Monson, Vinod Ravikumar, Israel Ackerman
Convocation Of Thanks Remarks, Christopher Monson, Vinod Ravikumar, Israel Ackerman
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Water, Parvati Singh
Crossroads, Parvati Singh
A Hole In My Heart, A Hole In My Head, Anonymous Anonymous
A Hole In My Heart, A Hole In My Head, Anonymous Anonymous
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A call for help and collaboration, told through the experiences of a medical student on his journey towards becoming a physician, in order to eradicate a nationwide trend of student alienation and disempowerment.
Behind The Man In The Suit: Interview With The Chancellor, Julia Cooperman, Bailey Fitzgerald, Eric Routen, Joanne Liu
Behind The Man In The Suit: Interview With The Chancellor, Julia Cooperman, Bailey Fitzgerald, Eric Routen, Joanne Liu
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Is There A Role For A Traditional Herbal Formula In The Treatment Of Hepatitis C?, Jenny Lam
Is There A Role For A Traditional Herbal Formula In The Treatment Of Hepatitis C?, Jenny Lam
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Perspectives on the role of traditional and alternative treatments for hepatitis C, and the challenges facing practicing physicians on its relationship to established guidelines.
The Need For An Automated Acuity Tool For Children With Special Health Care Needs, Kartik Telukuntla, Lee M. Sanders
The Need For An Automated Acuity Tool For Children With Special Health Care Needs, Kartik Telukuntla, Lee M. Sanders
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Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) often require extended and continuous contact with health care professionals due to their chronic conditions. Additionally, some of these children have other non-health burdens, including multiple problems with access to care, that make it even more difficult to treat their medical illness. These extra obstacles illustrate that effective care for CSHCN requires proper care coordination among a network of doctors, nurses, and care coordinators. Unfortunately, care coordination has been inadequate due to large caseload assignments. An automated acuity tool that reassesses the child’s acuity (low, medium or high) regularly would help balance the …
A Curious Cause Of Strangulation, Nadia Nocera
A Curious Cause Of Strangulation, Nadia Nocera
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Ludwig’s angina is a rare cellulitis of the floor of the mouth. If it is not swiftly diagnosed, the patient may suffer from death by strangulation. Here, a case of Ludwig’s angina is presented.
Balancing Change, Ramsey Saba, Jordan Whatley, Amin Esfahani, Michael Rahimi
Balancing Change, Ramsey Saba, Jordan Whatley, Amin Esfahani, Michael Rahimi
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A series of photographic essays
Parasitic Poetry, Zachary Loverde
Parasitic Poetry, Zachary Loverde
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Six short poems about parasites, intended as mnemonics.
My White Coat, Shmuel Golfeyz
My White Coat, Shmuel Golfeyz
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A student’s view on the responsibilities and changes inherent in donning a medical student’s white coat for the first time.
Transforming The Medical Psyche, Robert Zheda
Transforming The Medical Psyche, Robert Zheda
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Due to the multitude of challenges medical students and professionals face, there is a general undercurrent of negativity and a tendency to complain in health care. The purpose of this paper is to 1) discuss whether this negativity is necessary and 2) to advocate a more positive attitude in the medical field.
Delayed Onset Muscular Soreness: A Look Into Post-Exercise Pain, Christopher Meltsakos
Delayed Onset Muscular Soreness: A Look Into Post-Exercise Pain, Christopher Meltsakos
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Delayed onset muscular soreness (DOMS) is a common problem that is experienced by elite athletes and weekend warriors alike. The typical characterization of dull aches, stiffness, and tenderness in one’s muscles 24-72 hours later are a hallmark of this exercise condition that is postulated to result from damage to muscular ultra- structures obtained during eccentric muscle contraction. Because of the prevalence and general lack of awareness for this muscular phenomenon, the purpose of this paper is to provide a definition and summary of DOMS, to discuss the various theories regarding the mechanism of action resulting in muscular damage, and to …
Social Causes Of Obesity, Gregory Katz
Social Causes Of Obesity, Gregory Katz
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Two thirds of our country is overweight and a third is obese. Meanwhile, medical costs continue to rise, largely as a consequence of treating those with chronic disease. And our current medical sys-tem seems more focused on treating symptoms of diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease rather than their root causes. This paper examines the origins of these problems and at-tempts to determine the role of physicians in reversing these trends.
An Uninvited Visitor, Marissa Friedman
Matters Of The Heart, Marissa Friedman
The Not-So-Sweet Side Of Sugars, Maximilian Klein
The Not-So-Sweet Side Of Sugars, Maximilian Klein
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Refined sugar is becoming highly scrutinized as a possible explanation for the explosion of diabetes and obesity related health problems in our nation. We are often told by the media that added sugar, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in particular, is bad for our health and we should minimize our consumption of it, but scientists and health care providers rarely take the time to explain why the added sugar is detrimental to our health. The research behind sugar metabolism has been well elu-cidated, and I propose in this article that it is the high level of fructose in the average …
Tried & Fried, Jordan Teitelbaum
The Modern Bloodletters, Charles Volk
The Modern Bloodletters, Charles Volk
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When doctors order blood tests to be drawn, the order goes out to a team of people who have made bloodletting the sole focus of their job. Who are these people who have trained to complete this one task? The author shares his experiences drawing blood and what it is like to be ancillary staff at a large medical center.
Sapphire Blew, Charisse Chin
Scope Of The Scope, Benjamin Cox
Scope Of The Scope, Benjamin Cox
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To many of us the stethoscope is just a diagnostic tool. This essay puts a twist on this idea and demonstrates how a stethoscope can be used as a teaching instrument for sharing information about findings with patients and their families.
Broken System, Holly Foote
Broken System, Holly Foote
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This touching piece describes a situation where a friend fell through the cracks of the healthcare system.
Informed Consent: A Cultural Dilemma, Emily Junck
Informed Consent: A Cultural Dilemma, Emily Junck
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Obtaining informed consent is a process unique to Western medicine. Cultural differences are high-lighted and conflict can arise when trying to explain consent to immigrant or ethnic patients. This essay describes an example case and provides suggestions of important points to include in the phy-sician-patient discussion in order to improve understanding.
Hepatocellular Screening Guidelines And Bellevue’S High Risk Population, Ramoncito David
Hepatocellular Screening Guidelines And Bellevue’S High Risk Population, Ramoncito David
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This report has been adapted from a previously published piece in “Clinical Correlations”. The cur-rent screening modalities for hepatocellular carcinoma are described along with the guidelines for surveillance in at-risk populations. The sensitivity of accepted screening practices is challenged in the context of patients who are at high risk for developing early onset HCC. In particular, the sub-set of patients with long-standing chronic Hep B infection may benefit from revised screening crite-ria that include more patients who exhibit certain risk factors for this disease.
Complications Of Pprom: Preterm, Premature Reality Of Medicine, Diana Kirschner
Complications Of Pprom: Preterm, Premature Reality Of Medicine, Diana Kirschner
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Medical school is challenging on its own, but life takes a new turn when a parent is diagnosed with cancer. This work describes how coping with both medical school and a parent’s illness can help train a more compassionate physician.