For more info, see How To Stop The Explosive Rise in the Cesarean Section Rate. Also, this bulletin from ACOG.
Clinical Reasoning: The Scope of the Problem
What are some of the problems with the way doctors think? The answers to this question are complex. The problems are many and the scope […]
How Should I Pick a Specialty?
This time of year is always full of anxious medical students desperately trying to meet deadlines and decide what field of medicine they want to […]
Reader Questions (#1)
Shoulder dystocia. Q. How should we define it? Is it any vaginal delivery requiring more than downward traction to deliver the anterior shoulder? Is it further […]
Words Matter, or When Should I Order Labs for Preeclampsia?
The words we use and the way we use words makes a difference. How we use words affects the way we think about the ideas […]
How and Where You Ask The Question Matters: Confirmation Bias
Do you believe what you see or do you see what you believe? Confirmation Bias affects the way we search for, interpret, and recall information. It is […]
You Can’t Trust What You Read About Nutrition
Fivethirtyeight.com has posted an excellent article about nutritional studies, entitled You Can’t Trust What You Read About Nutrition. This is well worth reading and is […]
The Ethics of Deviating From Guidelines
Unfortunately, it is all too common for physicians to proudly and defiantly deviate from national guidelines or accepted practices related to patient care. This may […]
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“A good teacher, like a good entertainer, first must hold his audience’s attention, then he can teach his lesson.” -John Henrik Clarke
How Do I Diagnose A UTI?
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are commonly over-diagnosed in emergency departments and ambulatory settings. As many as half of all women presumptively treated with a UTI […]