Mi Amigo, Pablo
Send us Fan Mail What do a Bolivian schoolboy, a few bitter green leaves, and a patient having a seizure have in common? More than you might think. Forty years ago, while attending middle school in Bu...
1 Aug 12min
Tuna Hematology
Send us Fan Mail What do a Pacific bluefin tuna and clinical hematology have in common? More than you might think. In this episode, our beloved Clinical Etymologist, Dr. Simon Kim, takes his hardworki...
21 Juli 14min
Special Bulletin: Hanta Children's Summer Camp
Send us Fan Mail In this special bulletin episode of The Clinical Etymologist™ , Dr. Kim traces the haunting story of hantavirus from the battlefields of the Korean War to a childhood summer camp by t...
24 Maj 11min
Sodium Conundrum
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Clinical Etymologist™, Dr. Kim returns to the mystery of hyponatremia through the lens of soda, sodium, and the kidney’s inner logic. From the ancient chemistry...
18 Maj 17min
Sodium Doom
Send us Fan Mail A quiet weekend on call begins with the retirement of Dr. Flow, a urologist who made the difficult look simple. A search for the perfect farewell wine—Pee No More—is abruptly interru...
19 Apr 13min
Reacting to CRP
Send us Fan Mail In medicine, we often order tests reflexively, trusting that numbers will guide us toward truth. But what happens when a test is elevated — or completely normal — and the patient rema...
2 Apr 10min
Anemia of Chronic Confusion
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Clinical Etymologist, we explore a common clinical paradox—anemia in the presence of abundant iron. Through a real bedside conversation, we move beyond memorize...
24 Mars 12min
Professor Magneto and Iron Deficiency
Send us Fan Mail Some time ago in a teaching hospital far, far away, a Marvel supervillain interrupted a lesson in hematology. What happens when all the iron in your body suddenly disappears? Do red...
7 Mars 12min
