I have been seeing a number of women coming to clinic with a shared presentation of a similar condition, which used to be considered quite rare, but we (and others) have been seeing quite a lot of it. The prototypical case might go something like this: A 35 year old woman comes in because of […]
Buddhism in the OR
One of the basic, core ideas, of Buddhism is that the basic root of all suffering (Dukka, दुःख) is our desires and expectations. When dealing with something like a general surgery rotation, often when things are life and death for the patient, it might help to develop a sort of spiritual or philosophical framework for dealing […]
ATLS, Pepper spray, and Ectoplasm in the ER
Recently I went to help out on a trauma, and it was hard to maintain my dignified facade. It was early in the night, and I heard the page for an incoming trauma and headed to the ER to help out. When a trauma comes in, most emergency departments and hospitals use a protocol called […]
