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Although it is not a particularly difficult concept, sometimes students have trouble remembering the different names that the subclavian artery takes on as it passes through the superior mediastinum and base of the neck into the axilla (as the axillary…
When I teach endocrinology students our unit on the adrenal gland cortical hormones, I always post a PowerPoint slide which depicts a Wikipedia image of the renin-aldosterone-angiotensin-system (RAAS). Its author does an elegant job of elaborating angiotensin II’s targets and responses, which include…
Have you ever noticed how variable the depth of learning is amongst students in your classroom – even when you have students with very similar backgrounds and levels of preparation? Perhaps you’ve looked for patterns or specific characteristics that might…
My last week in Sacramento, in addition to trying to pack and get everything back in my car, I was sent follow a resident in the Emergency Department. This service is especially difficult because its patients range from the mentally…
Of all of the medical specialties I knew I’d be seeing, I’ve had the most history with cancer. The first operation I ever learned of was my mother’s mastectomy. She much later was treated for bone cancer. My father and…
Just blood vessels? It struck me as too narrow a field to specialize in. Not as glorious as Cardiothoracic. But now that I have seen them in action, the vascular surgeons are some of my most admired. They deal with…
Salve i miei colleghi! In my previous post about Anatomia Italiana 2013 our group had just visited the La Specola anatomical wax museum at the University of Florence. Since then we visited two other collections of anatomical waxes, and the…
After multiple shifts with plastic surgeons in the OR they take over after mastectomies or other cancers are removed. They are called to the Emergency room to evaluate superficial , I appreciate not only their physical skill, but the variety of…
A cardiothoracic surgery to remove masses from the lung amazed me by not only the coordination of the surgeons, but their ability to use imaging and touch. The patient was ventilated as needed for the doctors to reduce the size…
Things I learned in my first week as an intern. Don’t use the elevators or stairs closest to the operating rooms! It was no big deal when the elevator wouldn’t go, it let me back out. The stairs though…require a…