As I enter the latter years of the PhD portion of my MD/PhD training, I’ve wrestled with how to develop a “mechanistic” set of experiments to explain the autoantibodies I have found in a series of immunodeficiencies. In science, “mechanism” is a loaded word, and I’ve struggled to find it for my project but also […]
A reflection on my psychiatry rotation
One thing that has startled me since starting rotations is the prevalence of psychiatric conditions. So many patients that come to the hospital have underlying psych conditions that no one addresses and often do not even bother to elicit. However, psych conditions can play a huge role in medical disease prognosis, treatment adherence, and even […]
One Small Cough for Man
I recently went into clinic and spoke with a patient about his cough. When I asked him if he had any phlegm he looked at me blankly. So I quickly amended my question and asked if his cough was productive. Again, he looked at me blankly, so I once again had to backtrack. This time I asked […]
