Gift of Life 2: A Christmas Miracle
(A continuation of the story: Gift of Life) Mary opened her eyes and the bright lights flooded her vision. She squinted
Category: medicine
Gift of Life
Everybody said that her pregnancy was ill-conceived and ill-advised. But who are we to judge her? Mary (not her real name)
Outside the ICU Walls
Being a Critical Care physician, there is still another side of the hospital critical care unit that I am not
Reason to Continue
Last week I saw a patient in our clinic for follow-up after he was discharged from the hospital more than
Smile Conquers Disease
A young lanky man with a waddling gait came to our clinic. He was referred to me for consultation because
Lessons from Plaridel
The world of medicine where I work now, is so sophisticated and “high-tech” compared to where I started many years ago. CT-angiogram,
Debunking Folks’ Medical Advice: Part 2
Here are more old folks’ medical advices that I remember receiving personally or hearing from somewhere else, while I was
TGIF! Not!
Today is Friday. But for me, it is not TGIF (Thank God it’s Friday). It is GHMIF -God help me
Code Blue
I was back in the ICU today after 1 week hiatus. It was not a vacation though, as I was in
Brain Overload
I am currently in Chicago attending a Critical Care conference and review course. For the past 4 days, I am