Hustling into church last Sunday, the usher's eyebrows went up. He whispered jokingly, “you're late!” I whispered back, “My New Year's Resolution is to eat more, exercise less, and be late for more stuff!”
Breaking bad habits and…
This week's guest columnist is Chioma Ekwueme, MD, a family practice resident at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics.
My son recently had a swollen ear. The parent in me began to panic as the worst possible diagnoses flashed…
I was at a wedding talking with another ER doctor. Of course, our conversation turned to “shop talk,” him telling me of a case where he agonized about prescribing a patient a certain medication. I tried to not make light of his…
Early in human history, people saw that losing blood from battle or childbirth was life-threatening. In the 1600s doctors tried transfusing blood from donors. Sometimes it worked, but often patients had fatal reactions. Other…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Mai Vu, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. A 16 year-old boy came in with three days of fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. He didn't have anything…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Hanh-My Tran, a Family Practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. I recall one elderly patient I took care of in the ICU. He had COVID, which in turn caused…
Baby was starting to walk, holding on to furniture as he toddled around. This time he missed his grip on the coffee table and hit his mouth on it's edge. The cut on his gums bled an alarming amount, to the parents. After…
