You do not want a piece of me
The flu, this year, is Bad. I have had my first patient die from it. It’s not just suffocation from respiratory failure, as the lungs fill with fluid such as […]
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Anatomy Assignment 1.0: Finding our way around
The first aspect of anatomy to know is how to describe relationships. “Up” and “down” don’t have fixed meanings when someone can lay down and change your reference points. Instead, […]
Introduction: History and Physical exam
The history and physical is arguably the most important aspect of diagnosis in medicine today, and takes on unique importance in a grid-down scenario, as you will have no other […]
Physiology and the pathophysiology of shock
Today we’ll discuss shock. In a grid-down scenario, where there is no Facebook, Starbucks, running water, EMS service, trauma hospital, or anything else we’ve become accustomed to in our very […]
Open for business
Hogwarts School of Grid-Down Medicine and Wizardry is open for business, and we welcome you. OK, so this is not an actual, accredited school, nor is it a business (yet). […]
Introduction to the Foundational Courses
There are at least 2 things in medicine that represent true foundations, in that knowledge of same allows you to have an intelligent conversation without becoming totally lost. Those two […]
Check yourself
If you want to be resilient in a grid-down scenario, the better shape you are in, the more likely you will come out minimally damaged. If you are on this […]
Doc Grouch on Physical Training
All– The first order of business in curing disease, is to not have it in the first place. This includes, but is not limited to: vaccines, public health engineering, general […]
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