Diagnostic tests: Asking the right questions

You have picked up the next chart and have drawn your differential diagnosis based on the patient’s demographic, chief complaint, and vital signs.

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By Javier Benitez, MD|2026-06-16T16:02:31-07:00Sep 6, 2012|Medical Education|

Do you know your resuscitation room?

When I was in medical school doing my critical care elective in EM, I remember seeing the interns preparing tubes and IVs before their shifts started. Since then it was instilled in me that coming early to the shift was essential to make sure that at least your resuscitation room was adequately set up for any major emergency coming through. With the help of a few friends, I made up a list of the equipment that should be present and working appropriately in your resuscitation room.

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By Javier Benitez, MD|2018-01-30T02:04:45-08:00Sep 5, 2012|Medical Education|

The 3-minute EM student presentation

One of the most helpful articles I’ve encountered on teaching oral clinical presentations in the ED is a paper from Academic EM in 2008. It summarizes how to teach the “3-minute EM student presentation.”

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By Javier Benitez, MD|2016-12-20T10:02:52-08:00Aug 30, 2012|Education Articles, Medical Education|

RIP: Ode to my textbooks

If you were to take a look at my bookcases, you would classify me as a book hoarder. Yes, it’s true I have been collecting book. Some have been with me since college. Books have so much information, and I have always felt a bit paranoid about throwing them away and then not having them for a critical piece of information that I need.

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By Javier Benitez, MD|2019-02-19T18:05:54-08:00Aug 13, 2012|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Top 10 reasons why Yoda would be a terrible mentor and teacher in medicine

This is based on an article from GeekWire that lists the top ten reasons why Yoda would make a terrible mentor and teacher. Let’s see if I can make a derivation and convert these reasons as to why Yoda would make a terrible mentor/teacher in medicine.

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By Javier Benitez, MD|2016-11-10T21:25:13-08:00Aug 8, 2012|Medical Education|

Conference: Faculty development and teaching course

The always-innovative, premiere educator Dr. Rob Rogers (Univ of Maryland) is hosting an international faculty development conference in November 2011. I’m guessing that this course is also open to U.S. physicians as well.