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Why do we make antibodies to ABO blood groups even without exposure? There’s a reason many patients admitted to the hospital get a Type and Screen (T&S) to determine their ABO blood group. If that patient needed a transfusion and got an incompatible blood type, they could become severely ill or even die from anContinue reading “Episode 101 – Automatic ABO”

What have we learned after 100 episodes? How time flies! On June 3rd, 2020, when the world was still in lockdown, we released our very first episode on the pathophysiology of fingernail clubbing. More than four years and dozens of shows later, we thought we’d celebrate the podcast with a special 100th episode. Here areContinue reading “Episode 100!”

How could you live with only one lung? The math seems simple. If you only have one lung, you only have 50% of your normal lung function, you can only get 50% of the normal amount of oxygen into your blood, and you’ll be dead in a few minutes. However, there are many patients whoContinue reading “Episode 99 – Living on a Lung”

View Post Dr Jessi Gold joins the podcast to discuss her new book, “How Do You Feel?” On our podcast, we usually discuss diseases that doctors treat, rather than doctors themselves. Our profession suffers from its own ailment, however: Burnout. Dr. Jessi Gold tackles this subject in her new book “How Do You Feel? OneContinue reading “Episode 98 – Dr. Jessi Gold: How Do U Feel?”

Why does gabapentin cause edema? The medication lists of many older adults require some scrolling to get from top to bottom. In fact, the lists are often so lengthy and complicated that it’s difficult to discern what conditions a patient doesn’t have. One reason for this unwieldiness is a phenomenon known as the “prescribing cascade,”Continue reading “Episode 97 – Cascading Prescriptions”