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Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
San Francisco, California
I recently started my blog (AcademicLifeinEM.blogspot.com) as a means to show medical students, residents, and practicing emergency physicians about what life is like in academic Emergency Medicine. A large draw for going into academia includes teaching, meeting and working with amazing people,... Full Bio
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Paucis Verbis: Approach to increased osmolal gap

We often talk about calculating the anion gap in the evaluation of patients. What about the osmolal gap? When do you calculate this?...

Survey: Why do you use Twitter?

I recently got a comment on the blog asking why people need to use Twitter, if they're already following blogs. I thought I would open...

Trick of the Trade: Mark your sites with a Sharpie

Marking the surface anatomy for procedures can significantly increase your chances for success, such as for lumbar punctures and central...

Twitter conference notes: High Risk EM and Gaming Symposium

Yesterday, I attended two fantastic conferences and so wasn't able to make a new Paucis Verbis card UCSF High Risk Emergency Medicine...

Trick of the Trade: Ear foreign body

Bead in external ear canal From privatehealth.co.uk Sometimes classic techniques need to be revisited, especially when I get new...
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@precordialthump I totally forgot about the EKG library! Awesome stuff. Keep up the great work (when do you sleep?!) 262 days ago
@emeducation Perfect, thanks for the suggestions! Turns out one is co-authored by Jeff Tabas. He already gave them all books. 262 days ago
Recommendations for an EKG resource to review bread & butter cases for senior residents? Pre-graduation panic setting in for our residents. 263 days ago
@danipedia Good point. I use the studies to convince the trauma consults NOT to get c-spine imaging on EVERYONE (citing distracting injury)! 268 days ago
@doctorflash Hi there. Just wanted to drop a note to thank you for all the extra traffic you're sending to blog. Much appreciated!! 278 days ago

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