Notes from Morning Report     A middle aged woman with a history of T-cell lymphoma s/p chemotherapy presents with progressive cranial nerve deficits and a normal head CT.  What is Leptomeningeal C…

From the Front Line (Wards/ICU/Outpatient)       General Medical:  A gentleman with PMH Hep C presents with palpable purpura             What are current treatment considerations for Cryoglobu…

In an ironic twist of fate, Dr. Asher’s final sin is one wholly applicable to and perhaps even perpetuated excessively by none other than myself. For those keeping track, it has been a significant …

I think I should be up to the fifth sin now, referred to as spanophilia. To note, this word may not come up in many dictionaries, but upon delving into the world of etymology, it seems to be a prot…

Last time, in the clearest way possible, I discussed Richard Asher’s first sin of medicine, obscurity. Of course it is only appropriate to mention his second sin, cruelty, and then continue on to h…

During one of my strolls down Wikipedia lane, cursorily perusing a topic that had other interesting links attached, I came across a certain individual, the 20th century British Endocrinologist and …

I don’t speak Chinese.  In fact, my Spanish is far better than my Chinese.  This surprises people because I look Chinese (one person even asked me, “Do  you speak Asian?”), but I …

There’s a lot to be said concerning doctors making snap decisions about patients.  “They” say it takes about 18 seconds for a doctor to come to a conclusion about a patient’s complaint. But time an…

I think there is a common misconception as to what the sporadic pieces of literary genius spewing from my slightly abnormally large head are. I do not write here as a “blogger.” I think…

A short while ago, there was a New York Times article about the distraction of technology in the medical setting. Interestingly enough, I had already thought about writing about technology in medic…

After a number of months of officially being called a doctor, and having had numerous interactions with many people along the way, most of them in the medical field, I have come to many conclusions…

Now that interview season is upon us, and the potential countless visits to hospitals and programs across the country is about underway, I wanted to reflect on my own experience with the interview …

Following the themes of storytelling and underlying life lessons, I think it behooves us all to look at another quality of medicin that I enjoy. It comes to mind mostly because I was a philosophy m…

Before I say anything else, I feel it is my moral imperative to welcome you to this blog that serves to absolutely and incontrovertibly represent all things internal medicine at Christiana Care. To…