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Michelle Lin Medical Doctor

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
San Francisco, California
Blog: http://academiclifeinem.blogspot.com
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 by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy We often talk about calculating the anion gap in the evaluation of patients. What about the osmolal gap? When do you calculate this? What's the differential diag ... Read on »
Survey: Why do you use Twitter? by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy 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 this up to the blogosphere. ... Read on »
Trick of the Trade: Mark your sites with a Sharpie by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Marking the surface anatomy for procedures can significantly increase your chances for success, such as for lumbar punctures and central lines. I can never seem to ... Read on »
Twitter conference notes: High Risk EM and Gaming Symposium by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Yesterday, I attended two fantastic conferences and so wasn't able to make a new Paucis Verbis card UCSF High Risk Emergency Medicine UCSF Gaming and Lear ... Read on »
Trick of the Trade: Ear foreign body by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Bead in external ear canal From privatehealth.co.uk Sometimes classic techniques need to be revisited, especially when I get new photos from the collective reade ... Read on »
Paucis Verbis: Upper GI bleeding, part 2 by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Do you know what the Blatchford clinical prediction score is for upper GI bleeding? It can help you predict whether a patient with an upper GI bleed is severe and ... Read on »
Moving Paucis Verbis in shared Dropbox folder to a public folder by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy The shared Dropbox folder option for my Paucis Verbis cards has been a bit quirky over the past years. Because the folder is a true "shared" folder, everyone ha ... Read on »
KidsCareEverywhere-Vietnam study findings: SAEM 2012 meeting by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy I recently had the pleasure of presenting our KidsCareEverywhere-Vietnam team's study findings at the national SAEM meeting in Chicago. Bottom line:  Despit ... Read on »
Trick of the Trade: Stabilizing mandibular relocations by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy From GotoAID.com Three weeks ago, I talked about more safely reducing mandibular dislocations . After successful completion of the procedure, how do you make sur ... Read on »
SAEM 2012 meeting and social media by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Those of us active in social media had quite an active meeting at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine meeting in Chicago, IL this past week. First of ... Read on »
SAEM meeting: May 9-12, 2012 in Chicago by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy What are you doing this week? Are you at the annual SAEM meeting in Chicago ? Stop by and say hi. There is an impressive list of abstract presentations for the mee ... Read on »
Trick of the Trade: Bend the IV angiocatheter by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy You identify a great external jugular (EJ) vein to cannulate for IV access. You are having a hard time keeping the angle of the angiocatheter aimed at a shallow ... Read on »
Area of Distinction resident project: Health disparities and ED closures in California by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Here is another slide set from our residency program's Area of Distinction presentation day. Dr. Hemal Kanzaria presented his project on Health Disparities i ... Read on »
Areas of Distinction resident project: Injuries in Golden Gate parks by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy Last week, I had the pleasure of listening to our graduating EM residents' Area of Distinction (AOD) project presentations. I was actually quite blown away be th ... Read on »
Paucis Verbis: Genital Ulcers by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A few months ago, American Family Physician published a nice review article on the diagnosis and management of genital ulcers. How do you remember the classic appe ... Read on »
Trick of the Trade: Seldinger chest tube technique using bougie by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy A 40 year-old man presents with a traumatic hemopneumothorax. He weighs 400 pounds. Chest tubes can sometimes be challenge, especially for those with extra redundan ... Read on »
TED video: The happy secret to better work by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy If you have a few minutes, take a listen to this rather humorous and thought-provoking TED video about the "intersection of human potential, success, ... Read on »
Resuscitation 2012 conference by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy What are you doing the rest of this week? Hop on a plane to Las Vegas and join me at the 2012 Resuscitation conference. It looks to be a great conference. ... Read on »
Trick of the Trade: Protecting your thumbs in mandible relocations by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy From Emedicine.com Does anyone think that this is generally a bad idea when closed-reducing mandible dislocations? Yes, it's easiest to apply downward pressur ... Read on »
Paucis Verbis: Blunt Abdominal Injury, Likelihood Ratios by Michelle Lin Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthcare Industry & Policy This month's issue of JAMA addresses the question "Does this patient have a blunt intra-abdominal injury?" as part of the always-popular Rational Clinical Examinat ... Read on »
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