Love this blog post published in the Washington Post by Dylan Matthews. Look at the flowchart below, but it's worth reading his WaPo article here .
Don't Like the Research Conclusions? Here's How to Belittle it...
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September 13, 2013
February 24, 2013
I Am Taking a Reflux Medication & My Symptoms are Not Improving!
On an almost daily basis, I get an email from somebody with the same exact question or near-variation: "Dear Dr. Chang, I have been taking a [ insert reflux medication ] for [ insert number ] weeks and I see no improvement in my [ insert symptom ]. What should I do?" The reflux medication typically mentioned include nexium, dexilant, prilosec, prevacid, protonix, or some other proton pump inhibitor . The most common symptoms typically mentioned include: • Globus • …
December 29, 2012
Do Ear Candles Actually Remove Earwax? [video]
About once a week, I have a patient who presents to my clinic with a history of ear candling for earwax removal due to clogged ear sensation. About once a month, I have a patient with ear canal and/or eardrum damage due to using an ear candle in an attempt to remove earwax. I even have on occasion patients who I thoroughly remove earwax under the microscope, who than go home, perform an ear candle, and inform me of all the "earwax" that I missed. Well... I've decide…
November 14, 2012
Video and Audio Recording with RCA Connectors: Primer for Surgeons
In the medical world, video recording of surgical procedures is not unusual, especially when it comes to endoscopy. A camera attached to an endoscope throws up a live image to a screen for the surgeon (and others) to watch. Video output for recording is now standard in such situations. The monitor where the endoscopy procedure is viewed itself contains video output plugs. The endoscopy equipment itself like the KayPentax EPK-1000 contains not just one video output, but 3... Two S-video…
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