The Bladder Whisperer
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we explore how an overlooked organ can reveal a neurologic emergency. We question whether every “mechanical fall” is truly mechanical. We trace the hierarchy of ...
22 Feb 11min
Memory of Foul Smelling Urine
Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we explore one of the most common — and most misunderstood — diagnoses in medicine: urinary tract infection. Why does foul-smelling urine trigger antibiotics? Wh...
12 Feb 12min
Lactate Ringer's: Guilt by Name, Innocent by Physiology
Send us Fan Mail Some time ago in a teaching hospital far, far away, a familiar IV bag sparked an unfamiliar question. Why does a fluid that contains lactate not worsen lactic acidosis? Why is it safe...
1 Feb 11min
ABNORMAL Normal Saline
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 2 0.9% “Normal” Saline is one of the most commonly prescribed intravenous fluids in medicine, yet its name is one of the great misnomers of clinical practice. In thi...
13 Jan 17min
Ode to Gettysburg
Send us Fan Mail Some time ago in a teaching hospital far, far away… A new call shift had just been announced, and our clinical etymologist found himself preparing for another unpredictable day. It f...
9 Des 202512min
The Pump The Pipe and The Product
Send us Fan Mail On a routine day call, two eager pre-clerks join the Clinical Etymologist in the ER, hoping to witness internal medicine in action. What we get instead is a cramped cast room, a patie...
5 Des 202513min
The Lord of Clerks : An Inferior Awakening
Send us Fan Mail A group of soon-to-be clerks join Dr. Kim in a high-stakes simulation to unravel the physiology, history, and bedside reasoning behind acute myocardial infarction. Through dialogue, ...
24 Nov 202517min
Knowledge Gap in Osmolar Gap
Send us Fan Mail Mr. Alexander Kole presents with alcohol intoxication. Odd lab value is noted that hides more than it reveals. In this episode, Dr. Kim and his Padawan Layla explore the clinical mys...
12 Nov 202512min
