TOTW #20 – Physiology
My personal journey with mindfulness
The unexamined life is not worth living Socrates A month ago, I had a nagging urge to shift my life in a different direction. I felt my life was greatly misaligned with my goals, and that I wasn’t as productive…
TOTW #19 – Histology
A 23-year-old with right lower quadrant abdominal pain
History A 23-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a 12-hour history of right lower quadrant (RLQ) abdominal pain. Q1. What are the differentials for RLQ abdominal pain? Q2. What are the differentials for RLQ abdominal pain in women?…
TOTW #18 – Immunology
A 29-year-old man with jaundice
History A 29-year-old man presents with yellow discoloration of the eyes Q1. What is jaundice? Q2. At what concentration of conjugated bilirubin is jaundice visible? Q3. What is the earliest sign of jaundice? Q4. Where else can jaundice be appreciated?…
TOTW #17 – Internal Medicine and Therapeutics
NOTHING TO LOSE BUT THE CHAINS
Kenyans awoke to an impending healthcare crisis on the 6th of March when the Kenya Medical Practitioners Pharmacists Dentists Union (KMPDU) announced the beginning of a strike. Now these hardy Kenyans were not unfamiliar with strikes having survived (or not)…
