Acid-Base Primer #1 – Anion Gap Acidosis

Please provide feedback and questions. I plan to collect questions over a few days and then prepare an audio addendum.

Audio explanation – Crohn’s disease patient

Today’s patient is well known to our service. She is 32 and has a long history of Crohn’s disease, with an ileostomy.

49-year-old man, previously in good health, presents after a few weeks of progressive weakness and dizziness. He admits to polyuria.

The purpose of a school is to teach students. Fortunately, every medical school has those who prioritize student and resident teaching.

My experience suggests that students and residents recognize good bedside role models, and cherish them.

Who will have the courage to make such changes? Do you see any bravery in the political arena? Do you imagine any bravery at CMS?

Palliative care physicians focus on the patient rather than the diseases – making them fit Osler’s definition of a great physician.

We fly back on Thursday, and yet I plan to play golf Saturday and Sunday. I will also try to work out those days.

Landed at 10 a.m. in Edinburgh – drove straight to St. Andrews. We played the toughest of the St. Andrews courses today – Jubilee.

Our hotels have wireless internet, so I plan to continue blogging. For my own entertainment, I plan to blog about my golf trip.