She thought she was doing the right thing. She was leaving baby for two minutes to get her toddler dressed. She put the 4 month-old in the middle of the bed and rolled up blankets around the edges in case baby scooted over, so…
It was 1990, my second year of residency. I was in Emergency seeing a boy with swollen left eyelids. I explained to his mom that he could have an infection that sometimes spreads into the eye socket, and the boy "might need a CT…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Kevin Morris, a family practice resident at the University Hospital and Clinics here in Lafayette. My wife and I sit down to enjoy dinner with our boys- the three year-old in a booster and the 8…
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,…
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…
It was a mystery to mom: her 10 year-old, autistic boy suddenly was rubbing his eyes and crying. When she pried his hands away, she saw that his eyes were red with swollen lids, and he obviously hurt. Was it allergies? Did pink…
This week's guest columnists are Dr. Kevin Morris and Dr. Richard Pearson, Family Practice residents at the University Health Center here in Lafayette. Dr. Morris is a former paramedic, and knows of what he speaks: It's warming…
This week's guest columnist is Dr. Nichole Miller, a family practice resident at the University Health Center here in Lafayette. Dr. Miller has a four-month old baby, and know of what she speaks: Brandon's mom was excited, her…
The child had odd markings on his back. He was three years old and being seen in the Emergency Department for coughing. The resident first examined the boy and noted red streaks up and down his back. The rash looked like it was…
We see a lot of little babies in the Emergency Department when they get their first colds. They cough and are congested, have noisy breathing, gag and hack on mucus, and sleep miserably. When I talk to the parents about what to…
My daughter is in London, England, taking a summer college course. She woke up last Sunday with "the whole left side" of her head hurting, particularly her ear. She took two ibuprofens and then she and a friend went out in the…
