by Allen Curreri | Sep 15, 2017 | Health, Mindfulness
When the star of the local high school’s football team walks into the ER with a sprained wrist, the doctor on call strides into the exam room. Looking down at an open file listing numerous similar hurts, he asks the teenage athlete if he received his newest...
by Allen Curreri | Jun 30, 2017 | Medical Technology
On one cold February day in 1997, a furious man stared daggers across a chessboard at a large metal box. He looked down, desperately searching for an option that lead away from the conclusion he saw on the board. His search fell flat. The man resigned, and stormed...
by Allen Curreri | Jul 20, 2016 | Diagnostic Aids
Each and every day, doctors make some of the most important decisions of their patient’s lives. The pressure is extreme, the stakes couldn’t be higher, and often the time frame is compressed into a few seconds. A few seconds to make a choice that could be the...
by Allen Curreri | Jul 19, 2016 | Diagnostic Aids
Emergency Department (ED) physicians can change patients’ lives with a single diagnosis. To make accurate diagnosis and treatment decisions in the hectic ED, highly experienced physicians use both training and intuition (“hunches”), sometimes following intuitions...
