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Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Methicillin Resistant Staph aureus. A rarity... Not to make light of such a serious infection, but I wish I had been on the crew for that run. It's increasing in incidence, unfortunately. Take care. -B

Not sure why anyone would want to be a doctor. Not when the nurses are on the move- http://www.nursing.purdue.edu/academics/graduate/dnp/ btw, interesting wording 'write the MCAT'. Are you by chance from Canada or England?

I'm not sure how other states operate, but in the state of Kentucky, you can usually arrange to watch one or more autopsies. If it's something you really wish to see, I would suggest asking your instructor(s). There are also online videos of actual cadaver dissections, which are extremely...

haha, be careful about making a statement like this - you never know who you may run up against. Was it warranted in this situation? NOPE. Sounds like he was having a very stressful day (night?) - perhaps his hatred of 'paperwork getting in the way of patient care' got to him. Most in this...

Hey - It's unlikely that your patient had the staph type necrotizing fasciitis. It is usually much more rapidly progressive (within hours), but thanks to the 'wonderful' pictures the media distributed in the '90s, it's the one most people think about. The mortality rate in staph NF was...

Hey guys - emedicine has what appears to be an excellent and recently updated article on Bell's Palsy (especially check out the physical and differential section) http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic56.htm But - be very careful, it is a diagnosis of exclusion. Make sure you rule out...