Dr. DDec 23, 20204 min readHelp YourselfLET THERE BE LIGHT...and improve your mood Sunny day/sunny mood It’s the time of year for feeling low, foggy thinking and no energy for many people. When...
Dr. DNov 19, 20204 min readCase NotesDramatic child rescueIt was a terrible night on call and promised to be at least as bad a morning. We had run three "codes," protocols to try to resuscitate...
Dr. DSep 14, 20206 min readHelp YourselfKnitting Her Way to Abstinence Conditions were right for becoming addicted Ms. C developed a drug problem when the conditions were right. Drugs were everywhere around...
Dr. DSep 2, 20205 min readCase NotesSometimes You Don't Want to KnowLife In the ER Can Be Dull Life in the emergency room tends to be either feast or famine. Your shift might drag interminably with nothing...
Dr. DAug 19, 20203 min readCase NotesWhere have I been?God and Demons Battled for His Soul Raul was 16 when we met. He had diagnoses of learning disability and attention deficit disorder, but...
Dr. DAug 5, 20201 min readCase NotesHe Said He Saw a MovieI was pretty tired that morning. Hadn’t been able to sleep well. Mentally brought the hospital home with me and worried about what I’d...
Dr. DJul 26, 20204 min readCase NotesHe Said He Would Never Harm Himself He "caught" a heroin habit Jake "caught" a heroin habit when he was in Viet Nam. Despite that he earned some service medals; good...
Dr. DJul 14, 20205 min readCase NotesGuests for DinnerNO IDEA WHY THE PATIENT IS THERE Becky, the nurse, had worked with psychiatric patients for years. She knew what to expect from them....
-Jul 7, 20203 min readCase NotesDavid's StorySTRAITJACKETS I’ve seen straitjackets used a couple of times but probably not in more than thirty years. I actually tried one on. All of...