by Madeline Groves | May 3, 2021 | The Pulse
by Katie E. Golden, MD As we round out month 16 of the COVID pandemic in the US (yes, I am counting our months of survival the same way I would the age of my first child), we are starting to learn more about the long term outcomes of the virus. This includes patients...
by Madeline Groves | Mar 22, 2021 | The Pulse
By Katie E. Golden, MD As emergency physicians, we often help patients and their families make important decisions about their end-of-life care when faced with a life-threatening illness. The emergency department is never the ideal environment to introduce such...
by Madeline Groves | Jan 26, 2021 | The Pulse
By: Katie E. Golden, MD It’s an easily recognizable condition in the ER. The medics come through the ambulance doors with a young patient on the stretcher, doubled over, clutching their stomach with one hand, and holding a vomit bag with the other. While there are...
by Madeline Groves | Dec 28, 2020 | The Pulse, Uncategorized
By Katie E. Golden, MD The recent approval and early distribution of the COVID vaccine certainly feel like some of the most uplifting news we have had all year and outshines even the most impressively decorated Charlotte homes this holiday season. (And I’m sure you...
by Madeline Groves | Nov 20, 2020 | The Pulse, Uncategorized
By: Katie E. Golden, MD If you’re reading this, you have so far survived a worldwide pandemic, raging forest fires and non-stop hurricanes, endless zoom calls, the death of Alex Trebek, and the painful viewing of the first presidential debate. I don’t know about you,...
by Madeline Groves | Oct 22, 2020 | The Pulse, Uncategorized
By Katie E. Golden, MD Social distancing and quarantining have translated to considerable lifestyle changes for most of us, and along with all the other challenges presented by the pandemic, we have seen an increase in patients presenting with muscle and joint pain....
