Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature

Happy Halloween! Visit the National Library of Medicine's Frankenstein online exhibit.

Physicians’ Relationships with Pharmaceutical Representatives

Jeff Botkin and Armand Antommaria presented a noon conference on the relationship between physicians and pharmaceutical representatives. Below is a summary of the discussion and links to articles for further reading.

Physicians’ primary duty is to provide care to their patients. Pharmaceutical companies’ primary obligation is to increase shareholder return. These disparate goals create the opportunity for conflicts of interest. The following readings augment the discussion we had during noon conference:

“The Company We Keep”
A general overview of the physician and pharmaceutical representative relationship.

“Physicians and the Pharmaceutical Industry”
Evidence that such relationships influence physician behavior.

“A Social Science Perspective on Gifts to Physicians From Industry”
Evidence regarding the actual mechanisms through which influence occurs, supporting the claim that such relationships should be avoided.

It all started with a sunburn...

View my collection, "Neonatal Lupus Syndrome" from NCBI

Lymphatic Malformation

Check out this case report of this 4 year old who presents with a giant lymphatic malformation of the tongue and neck. Pretty amazing…
Management of a Giant Lymphatic Malformation of the Tongue


View my collection, "Lymphatic malformation" from NCBI

Orange Juice Can Be Deadly

View my collection, "Hyperkalemia" from NCBI

Your patient presents with respiratory depression, altered mental status, and miosis…Is it head trauma, an epilectic seizure?

Or is it an opiate ingestion??

**US Poison Centers receive 1.5 million calls a year regarding pediatric ingestions and 79% (!!) of these calls involve children younger than age six.

View my collection, "Poisonings" from NCBI

Pediatric Poisoning Powerpoint

The Yellow Wallpaper

Sometimes rest is not a cure. If you have not read, "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gliman, published in 1892, I highly recommend it. It is a short story about a young woman driven mad by the perscription of rest for her health, happy Tuesday!

Management of Pediatric Depression

Information for parents:
Understanding Depression
Antidepressant Medication
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Child & Adolescent Mental Health NIMH
National Mental Health Information Center

A presentation by Welby Nielsen, DO.


Depression Presentation

Advocacy Morning Report

A Culturally Sensitive Approach to Diarrhea Associated Mild-Moderate Dehydration, presented by, Lindsay Hatzenbuehler MD MPH.

Rehydrate.org

Advocacy Morning Report 10.15

Legg-Calve-Perthes' Disease

This was the topic for Monday, October 12 presented by Andy Rose.

View my collection, "Legg-Calve-Perthes " from NCBI

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How common is Celiac's Disease?

Originally thought to be a rare childhood syndrome, celiac disease is now known to be a common genetic disorder. More than 2 million people in the United States have the disease, or about 1 in 133 people. Among people who have a first-degree relative—a parent, sibling, or child—diagnosed with celiac disease, as many as 1 in 22 people may have the disease.

View my collection, "Celiac Disease" from NCBI

Other resources:
Celiac Disease Foundation KidsKorner
Gluten Free Resources
Quick Start Diet Guide

10.09.2009

Five Specialists and What is the Diagnosis?

A 7 month old girl with failure to thrive and developmental delay. Five specialist were involved and everyone was a bit confused. Did she have a syndrome? What was that renal mass?

View my collection, "Noonan, Turner's and Wilm's" from NCBI

Morning Report 10-07-2009

Myasthenia Gravis

The patient presented and the topic discussed Monday, October 5.

View my collection, "Myasthenia Gravis" from NCBI

Subacute Osteomyelitis (Brodie's Abcess)

Amputate the leg?! View the first link for a good history and overview of Brodie's Abcess.


Subacute Osteomyelitis (Brodie Abscess)

View my collection, "Osteomyelitis" from NCBI


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