Author name: Tad

Emergency departments often attract people who have nowhere else to go. If you think about it, homeless people retain a

I Needed to Eat A thirty-year-old man came into our emergency department saying he had been treated for a broken

I recently came across a letter I wrote to my parents at the start of my first clinical rotation in

Last week, I told you a story about an intern draining pus.  ( http://badtadmd.com/grand-geyser/ ) It makes sense to follow that with another

Doctors often place catheters in patients who have problems emptying their bladders. The catheters are frequently placed directly through the

I recently posted blogs about the “Chief Complaint,” which is the patient’s most important symptom. Another type of complaint is

Where Did that Tampon Go? A 34-year-old lady came in after attending her hypnosis session earlier in the day. She

Last week, I talked about “Chief Complaint” and gave an example of a list of complaints from a Vietnamese woman.

When evaluating patients in the emergency department, we start with what is called “The Chief Compliant.” This is what the

I have been called a lot of names while caring for patients in the emergency department. Many of them are

A 40-year-old woman presented saying a man attacked her earlier in the day. He pulled her legs, kicked her back