Date: 5/10/22
Name of podcast: Dr. Patient
Episode title and number: 5 Doctoring Above & Beyond
Episode summary:
Doctors' lives are so insanely busy, that it stands out even more when someone takes the time to go beyond the expectation of basic care. It could be something small, like simply following through on a mystery illness, or it could be the appointment that you make for a patient that basically saves their life.
Key terms:
OB [01:06] - Obstetrician-Gynecologist
Hodgkins [01:41] - a type of blood cancer; full name is Hodgkins Lymphoma
ENT [02:36] - Ear, Nose & Throat doctor
Pulmonology [10:12] - lung doctor
CT scans [10:22] - short for computed tomography scan; medical imaging technique
Cardiologist [10:40] - heart doctor
Echocardiogram [10:45] - an ultrasound of the heart and its vessels and blood flow
Right heart catheterization [10:48] - a procedure where a thin, flexible catheter is guided through a blood vessel to the heart to diagnose certain heart conditions
Rheumatologist [10:58] - specialist doctor that sees inflammatory disorders
Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis - a disorder of unknown origin that causes narrowing of the part of the airway just under the vocal cords
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