Brain Overload
I am currently in Chicago attending a Critical Care conference and review course. For the past 4 days, I am
Category: medicine
Debunking Folks’ Medical Advice: Part 1
I have received and heard a lot of medical advices from my folks when I was growing up. And now
Don’t Get Sick in July!
Experts say that if you’re going to get sick, don’t pick the month of July. This is the worst month
Virtual Reality
When I was a child, I remember watching the cartoons Super Friends. As our super heroes sat in their Hall
ICU Blues
Today was a difficult day. I had three deaths in a span of a few hours. A day like today, just
Primum Non Nocere
Primum Non Nocere. That’s Latin for “first, do no harm”. This is one of the guiding principles of the practice
My Valentine’s Duty
38 hospitalized patients seen, 22 in ICU…….29 beeper pages answered…….5 bedside surgical procedures done…….2 Medical Residents on-call supervised…….3 difficult patient’s
The Dying and the Baby Robins
It was late Sunday afternoon one spring day and I was on-call that weekend. Being on-call since Friday night, and
Once Upon a Starry Night
During my medical clerkship rotation in University of Sto. Tomas (UST), we had a patient in the Neurology ward, a
