MARY CLUMP AND THE CLOT

May 27, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Short Story, Medical

AUTHOR'S NOTE: This short story was written and first published in 2010, while I was in my 3rd year of medical school. It was written to be a whimsical summary and educational tool for my tutorial group about Deep Vein Thromboses (DVTs) and Pulmonary Emboli (PEs)...

DOCTOR-PATIENT ETIQUETTE

May 21, 2017 by David Abdelmalak in Medical, Musings

We live in an age where information and gratification are a few short keystrokes away. Want to know who that person was that did that thing that one time…? Google it. Feel like a pizza? Order one online – guaranteed delivery to your door in 30 minutes or less. What a time to be alive!...