Many doctors, including me, go "harumph" when parents bring their child to the Emergency Department with non-emergencies, like rashes or insect bites. Non-emergencies are what doctors' offices are for. However, often when I talk…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Elizabeth Hunter, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. It's 10 pm and Sarah is pacing the floor, holding newborn Charlie. Charlie seems to be…
This week's guest columnists are Drs. Elizabeth Hunter and Alex Wolf, Family Practice residents at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. "Oh no, another one?" exclaimed mom as she inspected Jamie, her one year-old…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Rati Venkatesh, a Family Practice resident at University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. This winter we've seen nearby outbreaks of Mumps in Arkansas and Texas. Last week a mother…
This week's guest columnists are Drs. Marc Fernandez and April Weliever, Family Practice residents at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. We see it all the time in the Emergency Department: the family cat bit…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Blake McDonald, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. One night while I was on duty at the hospital, a surprise call came not from the wards, but…
As a kid, spiders freaked me out; even touching a picture of one gave me the willies. The worst was in 1983, when I was on a mission trip to Haiti. One night I was getting in bed, when I decided to pull back the covers first. I…
Many kids want to become doctors, and many doctors want their kids to be doctors too. Once I had a great opportunity to show my son how cool it could be. I spend a week each year in Honduras working in remote mountain villages,…
It's tough to care for friends. My friend Jennifer had delivered her third baby. My patient was baby Julia, who had a rough start, needing oxygen for the first days of life. Jennifer was exhausted from labor, delivery, and…
My wife's nephew Jordan had colic bad. In his first months of life he cried non-stop, only quieting in his swing. His mom was so frazzled from fatigue and frustration that when my wife offered to babysit for a weekend, she ran…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Chad Mathews, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. Kids get a lot of bloody noses. While they're usually only a mild inconvenience, nosebleeds…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Susila Shanmuganathan, Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. It's summer time, and the heat is on...on your child's skin! With the sun out, her soft …
