I heard a doc say something yesterday that hit me right between the eyes. He was talking about a patient who was a train wreck. One issue after another, and he referred to a saying in trauma surgery “Trauma is a Disease” Sometimes bad things happen by chance.Other times people bring it on … [Read more...]

Through out history there are examples of prominent thinkers describing the two brain theory. Ego/ Super Ego Conscious / Subconscious An idea that resonates with me (and has helped me crush tests since I was a wee lad) is the framing that Dr. Maxwell Maltz puts on this idea in his book … [Read more...]

When is watchful waiting with a diagnosis of acoustic neuroma an appropriate plan? Answer on pg 53 A patient with mitral valve prolapse will often have what physical exam characteristics? Answer on pg 31 What is Russell’s sign? Answer on pg 23 The follicular phase of menstruation is dominated by … [Read more...]

I was dying seeing commercial after commercial, road sign after road sign.  No wonder we are decided and twitchy. My (least) favorite one was while watching the World Series games with my 7 and 9-year-old kids at 8 o’clock.  “He’s had sex with girls as young as 16!”   Thank you.  That’s not … [Read more...]

***  I want to thank you for your helpful podcasts and Final Step book. I used the book the night before my IM EOR and ended up seeing several questions on my exam that were testing the exact concepts you went over in the book. There was one learning point in particular that I had never heard … [Read more...]