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Back from the grave?

November 8, 2018by IvyMike 5 Comments

Hogwarts changed its domain to GridDownMed.blog.

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Quick Posts, Uncategorized

History & Physical: full version

March 11, 2015by Ed Grouch, MD 4 Comments

I present here the more formal version of a patient assessment, to be used when 1) there is a diagnostic dilemma, and 2) time is your friend, not your enemy. […]

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Documentation, Formal training, Foundations, History & Physical Exam, Medical decision making, Medical legal, Medical vocabulary, Patient assessment, Patient assessment system, Uncategorized

Quick Post: CERT comment worthy of reflection

January 29, 2015by Ed Grouch, MD 7 Comments

I am of the opinion that most folks reading this need to be part of the local CERT team. It gets you relatively inexpensive training, networking, opportunity for additional training […]

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CERT, Formal training, Leadership, teamwork, and communication, Patient assessment, Patient assessment system, Quick Posts, Search and rescue, Uncategorized

Anatomy & Physiology, Lesson 2.11–Of Arteries and their Pressures

January 11, 2015by Ed Grouch, MD Leave a comment

This lesson will review the arterial anatomy (there’s quite a bit) and ask a critical question of where you might find relevant pressure points to control bleeding.  We will then […]

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Anatomy, Foundations, Medical vocabulary, Physiology, Uncategorized

Open for business

December 19, 2014by IvyMike 71 Comments

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). […]

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