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March 2005 - Posts
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Many non-medical friends have asked me about the difference between coma, persistent vegetative state, and brain dead . It is not a topic that is easy to understand for the layperson. RangelMD just wrote a great explanation on the topic and I encourage Read More...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2005 1:33 PM
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It is easy to become discouraged in a job where the potential to do harm to another human being is so high. Literally every patient you see, every medication you order, and every procedure you do is a bomb on the side of the road about to blow up in your Read More...
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Friday, March 25, 2005 1:18 PM
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Since everyone is weighing in on the Schiavo case I thought that I would, too. Frankly, without having all the medical information about the case it is difficult to say whether or not the removal of the feeding tube was the right call. Trying to interpret Read More...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2005 3:36 PM
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For those of you who do not know, Dr. Greg Henry is one of Emergency Medicines preeminent philosophers, and educators. Having heard him speak on many occasions, I would describe his style as in-your-face eloquence. Anyway, I wanted to summarize some points Read More...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2005 3:59 PM
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