The ER talk, written down
Medical Minutes
Understanding complex medical conditions in a way lay people can actually use is the job. These are the explanations I give over and over in the emergency department — ear pressure, the cough that will not quit, why most fevers are not an emergency — so you can understand what is going on and when you actually need to be seen.
This is general education. It is not a diagnosis and it is not a substitute for an exam. If you are severely ill, go to the ER.
General education only — not a substitute for advice from your healthcare provider. When in doubt, get examined.
Minutes
01
Your Nose and Middle Ear Share a Tunnel
That connection explains pressure, muffled hearing — and why ear pain does not always need antibiotics.
Open this minute02
Low Back Pain
Most low back pain is non-specific. Most of it gets better in a few weeks. Hurting does not always mean harm.
Open this minute03
Fever: Your Body Turned Up the Heat
As much as I know it can be scary when you or your child has a fever, it's rarely dangerous and is just a clue that your body is fighting something it needs a little extra help with.
Open this minute04+
More to come
More conditions, explained the same way. Have something you keep Googling at 2 a.m., or a topic you wish someone had walked you through in the ER? Tell me what you would find useful.
Suggest a topic