OK, I’m going to stipulate right off the bat that I am allowed at most three jokes related to Canadian stereotypes throughout this piece. Gotta ration them out, wouldn’t want to go overboard like a Canadian at Tim Horton’s. OK that’s one. I’d apologize for it, but I don’t want to blow my second Canadian joke […]

Hi all, So it’s Memorial Day, and coincidentally I am in the process of finishing my last inpatient shift of residency. I have decided to take a moment here to reflect on my training and what I’ve learned. I feel pretty good about what I’ve written here, and I think it could be interesting (and hopefully […]

Things corticosteroids have been shown to be effective for since I started my medical training: community-acquired pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, and (just for kicks) sore throat. Seems like a little prednisone can make just about anyone feel better, and while the long-term adverse effects of steroids are well-documented, the collective wisdom of physicians seems to be that […]

Why does it seem like no patient in the hospital can get NSAIDs? If they don’t have acute kidney injury, they have heart failure and they’re going to retain more fluid, or they have no platelets and they’re going to bleed, or man seriously there are like 30 contraindications to NSAIDs. So hey, I’ve prescribed […]