Pertussis (whooping cough): A Clinical Review

Daniel Champigny - May 10, 2018

Pertussis, or widely known in communities as whooping cough, is a very contagious and transmissible disease that impacts millions around the globe...

How to Deliver Bad News as a Clinician

Daniel Champigny - May 07, 2018

Sometimes it comes when I least expect it, other times it is when I most suspect it. Regardless, the visceral reaction is always the same. I open a CT...

Kawasaki Disease: A Clinical Review

Clay Walker - Apr 26, 2018

CRASH and BURN is the well-known acronym for the diagnosis of this disease.It is an acute body wide vasculitis of the small and medium-sized arteries...

Getting pimped during clinical rotations

Daniel Champigny - Apr 25, 2018

The act of “pimping” is very common for medical and PA students participating in rotations. Pimping is an age old term used to describe when a...

Managing Your Patients with Hyperlipidemia

Daniel Champigny - Mar 21, 2018

Hypercholesterolemia is one of the most commonly encountered diagnoses in outpatient family medicine. It would be impossible to pick a day on my...