Med-Derm, MD

Category: medicine

  • Wavelength of UVA; of mares and roses

    Wavelength of UVA; of mares and roses

    All of the following visual mnemonic relies on the Major Number System. Someday, I’ll dedicate a post to this, but for now, I’d advise review of Wikipedia and YouTube for a helpful introduction. Understanding this system is critical to understanding the association between numbers and their symbols. Now on to the players for these scenes:…

  • Where Credit Is Due

    Just like that, my intern year is over. My replacement came to the workroom to introduce himself today, and I signed out my critical care patients to him. “You’re going to do great- I’m so excited for you,” I said to him, and I meant it. Before leaving, I finished my notes and I placed…

  • Magnesium

    My senior texts me that we’re starting rounds at bedside of her patient, who just had a rapid called for SVT. They pushed amiodarone. She responded and converted. Crisis averted… for now. Her magnesium is a little low this morning. Magnesium is commonly low in heart patients. It’s a side effect of one of the…