Health Environment Ethics
the razor’s edge – w somerset maugam
Maugham’s greatest and most enduring popular novel that tells the story of Larry Darrell, an attractive and enigmatic American who forsakes the comforts of bourgeois society to live a life dedicated to pursuit of truth and meaning. The books starts with a quote from the Katha Upanishad : “The sharp edge of a razor is…
steve cutts – animator
stevecutts.com happiness- rat race are you lost in the world like me? man
cha2ds2vasc score 1 – anticoagulate?
Great review by Cavallari et. al in Heart Rhythm Journal for a common clinical question. •Deep stratification of thromboembolic risk is advisable, while also considering other possible predictors of increased risk beyond the CHA2DS2-VASc score, such as renal failure, left atrial enlargement, low flow in the left atrial appendage, different left atrial morphologies, and spontaneous…
alcohol-AFIB trial
If you have AFIB, alcohol will make it worse. Maybe it is time to stop or cut alcohol intake significantly
plant based diet – environmental argument
physician quality
Atul Gawande wrote a great article in the New Yorker in 2004 re. physician quality. Every illness is a story, and Annie Page’s began with the kinds of small, unexceptional details that mean nothing until seen in hindsight. Like the fact that, when she was a baby, her father sometimes called her Little Potato Chip,…
vegan cookbooks
The Plant Based Journey Thug Kitchen Energy Balls Veganomicon Cook, Eat, Thrive Street Vegan The Homemade Vegan Pantry
mentors
Dr. Kaushik Trivedi sparked my interest in cardiology during and after medical school. I worked with him in his private clinic for a year after I finished medical school. He taught me that the most dangerous heart arrhythmia is unexplained sinus tachycardia. Dr. Warren Jackman taught me everything I know about electrophysiology. His attention to…