Antibiotic Tree by C.J. Miller

What is the best time to study? It’s one of those endless debates among students; is it better to study at night or during the day? Each side has its own loyal advocates who will speak at length of the benefits of their preferred method to try and convince you of the benefits of their […]

I really hate it when a nurse practitioner is called a mid-level provider. “Mid-level provider” isn’t even a legal or academic term. It is slang developed to demean or minimize a health professional, who is not an MD. The term “mid-level provider” is primarily aimed at nurse practitioners (NPs) as well as physician assistants (PAs) […]

I didn’t think much of it at the time. Most physicians can trace back and recall their first patient. For some, it is a clinical encounter the third or fourth year of medical school. The more creative may point to their cadaver during first year anatomy and nod knowingly. My first patient was a mouse. […]

Diagnosing a color vision deficiency usually requires a series of tests using pictures of numbers subtly hidden in colored dots dubbed pseudoisochromatic testing plates. While this may be effective in identifying the presence of this visual condition, additional testing is needed to determine the degree of a person’s color deficiency. To help you decide how […]