Hitting a Nerve
Hitting a Nerve
Hanging on to the memories
In a world where we can often keep people physically up and around, our ability to do the same with their minds and souls is still desperately in...
Hitting a Nerve
It’s time to retire the president question
A simple, time-honored, cognitive assessment question has become so polarizing that it is clinically worthless.
Hitting a Nerve
A ‘scary’ side effect
Once something is in a chart, whether it is accurate or not, it’s impossible to get it out.
Hitting a Nerve
Nota bene: Don’t change a note
A chart is a legal document; once a note has been signed off on, it cannot be changed.
Hitting a Nerve
Is board recertification worth it?
If I’ve already passed the neurology boards three times, hopefully that means I know what I’m doing.
Hitting a Nerve
The fax that got under my skin
Pushing cash-pay procedures that are outside my specialty is flat-out wrong.
Hitting a Nerve
Reminders of our mortality can come when physicians least expect it
Sometimes life will throw us a surprise that makes us remember how important every minute really is.
Hitting a Nerve
Mental health illness needs appropriate care
The ER, and the inpatient setting, are often the worst possible places to be managing functional disorders.
Hitting a Nerve
How much is enough?
The real question should be ‘How much money do I need?’ Rather than ‘How much should I be making?’
Hitting a Nerve
Dealing with an anti-masker
“If I’m going to try to help you get better, then you should be willing to wear a mask to help protect me, too.”
Opinion
Lost time amid COVID-19
Hopefully, The Lost Year will gradually become a memory as life goes on and normalizes.