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Oct 175 min read
Diagnosing Acute Low Back Pain in Primary Care
Here’s the secret about diagnosing low back pain – 99% of the time, all you need is a good history and physical. In the first post on...
Sep 302 min read
Little lessons from the ICU
I started my ICU rotation last week and I’m loving it. While I’m way over my head, I’m also learning so much about how to care for really...
Aug 295 min read
Assessing Acute Low Back Pain in Primary Care
I’ve had back pain since I was 16 years old. It’s one of the reasons I became a physiotherapist, and it's something I’m passionate about...
Aug 182 min read
A Brief Look at Pharmacogenomics in Psychiatry
A quick look at pharmacogenetic testing in Canada as it relates to psychiatry
Aug 55 min read
Too Uptight about Sitting Upright
When I was a physiotherapist, posture was one of the most common topics of conversation with my patients. People would say, “if I didn’t...
Jun 242 min read
You’re allowed to think whatever you want
Even if you’re a doctor I don’t know if it’s hospital medicine, or if it’s a function of the stress on our healthcare system, but I’ve...
Jun 195 min read
Prioritizing my Safety as a Healthcare Worker
Healthcare is a high-stakes, high-stress environment. Especially in recent years. When we start our careers in healthcare, we do so...
Jun 33 min read
Learn from Your Mistakes
(My dog Kai can't catch a treat to save his life. But he's undeterred by his mistakes.) One of my main roles as a resident physician is...
May 263 min read
How to Learn Better
As a resident physician and new mom, I’m constantly learning. So, I was excited for our lecture in afternoon academics all about...
Apr 223 min read
Pink Eye Problems
This is what I do now. I just write about the various infections I’ve caught from my son. Last week, he had horrible pink eye. Add it to...
Apr 73 min read
Misadventures with Pneumonia
For reasons that I’ll get to later in this post, I’ve been learning about pneumonia. Did you know it’s the leading cause of hospital...
Mar 313 min read
Unintentional Weight Loss in Family Medicine
We had a great lecture about unintentional weight loss last week for resident academics. I wanted to share my takeaways here for a couple...
Mar 174 min read
Stomach Bug Sorrows: What to do when the whole family has viral gastroenteritis
We just had a third round of viral gastroenteritis go through our family this year. Like I wrote about in my last post, we’ve been sick...
Mar 105 min read
When Asthma Attacks
Since he started daycare, my son has been sick. Every single week. Which means I’ve been sick. Every. Single. Week. Usually, the...
Feb 253 min read
Do I need to take vitamin D?
I live in Canada. I work inside. And I wear sunscreen diligently as part of my evidence-based skin care routine. So, every winter, I take...
Jan 282 min read
My mischievous reason for writing a blog
This is one of the real reasons I write!
Nov 17, 20233 min read
How exercise helps in PCOS
Roughly 1 in 6 females have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). In Family Medicine, I’ve seen this condition cause infertility and...
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