Ben, a fourth year medical student, discusses interesting medical cases he has encountered in training to be a doctor and humorously explores the concepts, physiology, and medicine surrounding them.
In this episode, Ben examines the respiratory syndrome named after Oscar Wilde's play Lady Windemere's Fan. Plus, literary references galore, a matching game, and why you should never suppress a cough.
CT scan mentioned in episode
In this episode, Ben tells of a mysterious case of a patient who wouldn’t stop bleeding. He also discusses the history and physiology of warfarin and takes you on a brief tour of the biliary tree.
In this first episode, Ben makes sure that he is not going to lose his medical license and shares his breakdown of HIPAA, a very important and confusing rule, and gives some tips and tricks for sharing medical stories without compromising any confidential patient information or breaking any laws.