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My apologies to those who subscribe for the unannounced hiatus. I’m studying “full-time” for the USMLE, and won’t be composing anything new until after May 5th (I do have a few drafts & recipes that may go up). In the meantime, please visit the blogroll to your right and enjoy some AF-approved content. “There are […]
March 26, 2011
Why do I say knowledge is pain? Well, for one, you can’t unlearn what you come to know (though, put an exam in front of me and I’ll prove myself wrong, if you’d like). More importantly, however, you become a resource to your loved ones – this is empowering for all parties involved, but is […]
March 22, 2011
Professional conservative troll Ann Coulter attempted to discredit fears regarding Japan’s nuclear disaster during a segment aired this week on The O’Reilly Factor by telling viewers “radiation is good for you.” Coulter claimed that a “stunning number” of physicists believe radiation is good for you, and went on to cite several studies that revealed a […]
February 28, 2011
La belle indifférence is a phrase sometimes encountered in psychiatry, often associated with conversion disorder, used to describe a lack of appropriate concern for a physical symptom. Now, I don’t speak French, but if you asked me to translate that literally, I’d give you “the beautiful indifference,” or “blissful ignorance.” Well, whatever the hell it […]
February 25, 2011
I’m definitely not a fan of the “vampire craze” that has swept the nation (world?) over the past few years. That’s why, during a recent GI lecture, I found this quote so entertaining: “Blood is a tremendous cathartic — they never talk about this in the vampire movies, but they should! All of those vampires […]
February 21, 2011
Well, it’s the beginning of another week – which means a good number of us are cranky, and our tempers are short (even after the beautiful weather my area was blessed with this weekend). Matt Ridley, in The Rational Optimist, claims life today is “healthier, richer & kinder” than at any point in our history […]
February 15, 2011
I can’t help it. He’s a divisive man, but I still love New York Congressman Anthony Weiner. Just as Jay-Z suggests, a Brooklyn boy might take some gettin’ used to. In this video from earlier this year, Rep. Weiner does a great job of explaining why leaving Americans uninsured costs us all more money: Though, […]
February 13, 2011
A little over a month ago, we got a lecture on psychiatric emergencies. The psychiatrist lecturing had given other talks, so I knew he had a bit of a mouth on him (and I’m convinced he gets away with it because of his charming Southern Drawl). However, while telling us about agitated patients, he really […]
February 8, 2011
One of our recent lecturers was discussing different scenarios with us in a workshop on orthopedic injuries, and presented us with a case of a young collegiate baseball player with a shoulder dislocation. After discussing how we would approach a physical exam and what, if any, images we would order, we were presented with the […]
Abnormal Facies 
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