On teaching EKG’s and family meetings
On my last day of ward attending, I handed out an EKG that resembled the Dow Jones industrial average over…
On my last day of ward attending, I handed out an EKG that resembled the Dow Jones industrial average over…
JAMA published an essaythis week about a conversation I had with my grandparents entitled “Can We Agree to Disagree”. This…
The hysteria around “death panels” has largely died down (no pun intended). This largely coincided with the removal of the…
This blog is a warning. “Some other disease” or SOD will soon become the leading killer of elderly patients in…
Welcome to Palliative Care Grand Rounds! This monthly blog carnival highlights some of the best and most interesting blog posts…
While it has taken years to popularize the word “palliative” (I have to confess that the word still does not…
15 years ago, Drs. Zeke and Linda Emanuel wrote an article in the New England Journal of Medicine titled, “The…
GeriPal has put together a taste test on “Liquid Bowel Medications” which was inspired from a great selection of comments…
Don’t forget that GeriPal is hosting Palliative Care Grand Rounds on Wednesday, October 7th! The goal of Palliative Care Grand…
I am in the emergency room with my 93 year old father-in-law. His colostomy bag has filled up with blood…