MedFamily

by Eric Acker

Season 1

Night Shifts

Night Shift We are on night shift rotation. This episode discusses the sleep/wake schedule and its impact on family life. Additionally, we go over the day-to-day tasks and how the night is broken up. Its a busy rotation and not without its stresses. Sorry for the missed week.

ED Rotation, Continuity Clinic, and 50 MME Max

ED Rotation, Continuity Clinic, and 50 MME Max We finished our last week of ED and started continuity clinic. We discussed some lessons learned about maximum morphine mil-equivalents in opiate naive patients and got to sort of run a code.

ED Didactics and M&Ms

ED Didactics and M&Ms Update for the week. Karen does all the appointments and car updates. Eric continues with his ED shifts and attends his first ever and probably last ED didactics where they held an M&M.

New Car, Night Shifts, and Bounce Backs

New Car, Night Shifts, and Bounce Backs Week 3 of Emergency Medicine and we’ve just completed 3 night shifts and will discuss the different approaches to patient care. Additionally, we talk about the process by which we replaced one of our vehicles. Again sorry for the missed week and late episode.

ED Shift and Interview Thoughts

ED Shift and Interview Tips Started our ED 4 week rotation in Red Zone this week. We discuss the opportunities in the ED and learned experiences so far. Lastly, we talk about interviews. What to keep in mind while interviewing and things to watch for throughout the process.

Rapid Response To End The Rotation

Rapid Response To End The Rotation We capped of 8S with some excitement. Couldn’t have gotten through it without my team of interns who all stayed late and helped me out. Team work is great. We discuss this and other topics during this episode.

Consultant Woes and DNRs

Consultant Woes and DNRs DNRs and sick patients are the norm for 8S. We discuss the conversations that need with family and the some of what DNR means. Additionally, we discuss some challenges with coordinating with consulting services.

Stepdown Revisited and M&M Thoughts

Stepdown Revisited and M&M Thoughts Sorry for the late episode. We are back on floor rotations and back on 8S so Stepdown. We discuss GDMT and coordinating with consulting teams and MINOCA and whether Plavix is needed afterwards (its not). Lastly we discuss some takeaways from an M&M conference

Exam efficacy and Grade 3 Recommendations

Exam Efficacy and Grade 3 Recommendations Another week of infectious disease with light days heavy on studying. We talk about rectal exams, breast exams, and HOCM. There may have been some colorful commentary on the pros and cons of performing these exams and some pitfalls.

Infectious Disease Week 1

Infectious Disease Week 1 Wrapped up another week of continuity clinic and started a new rotation: infectious disease. Additionally, we went to an apple orchard and the kids had thoughts. Our youngest is in the room during this episode so excuse the extra distraction.

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