by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Nov 10, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 & HBOT, COVID-19 Diaries
It’s hard to believe that our collective national journey with COVID-19 began only about 9 months ago. In March, I got an informal email from a close friend who is an intensive care and hyperbaric medicine physician. It was so moving that I thought, “Everyone...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | May 15, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
Recently our COVID-Diaries blogger talked about trying to ventilate lungs of “concrete” (see her blog here: https://carolinefifemd.com/2020/05/13/covid-19-diaries-battle-fatigue/). Here’s the visual for the Concrete Lung of COVID-19. It’s no wonder that these patients...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | May 13, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
The COVID-19 Diaries return, as we see how our guest blogger has truly been forever changed by the experience. –Caroline The Battle of the Mind The past two weeks I have been on the pulmonary consult service. I went right into weekend call and the next week back...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 28, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
It’s hard to believe that we began posting COVID-19 Diaries on March 27th – exactly 4 weeks ago. Tonight I re-read the entire series of posts. If you haven’t done that, it doesn’t take long and it’s a fascinating window into the pandemic and the way that medical...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 18, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
Courage is Moving Forward Despite Your Fear I watched the Jordan Peterson YouTube video below about fear and anxiety. In it, he says, “Everyone has the ultimate reason to be anxious– because we know we are going to die.” And, when facing real danger, sensible...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 17, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
The Long Slog of the Pulmonary Consult Service COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting men, maybe because they have more ACE2 receptors than women, I don’t know. All I know is the male physicians are taking a beating from COVID-19. So, we made the decision to put the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 15, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
I’m starting to see rays of light pierce through the clouds like it does after a bad storm passes by. Maybe we have actually achieved the goal of “flattening of the curve,” which is what we hoped would be the reward for shutting down the entire world. The ICU...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 10, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
Here’s a guest blog from a friend and colleague who practices Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and is also a Critical Care physician. I believe that she should remain anonymous for now. However, I was inspired by the emails and texts she has sent me and thought you...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 9, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
Here’s a guest blog from a friend and colleague who practices Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and is also a Critical Care physician. I believe that she should remain anonymous for now. However, I was inspired by the emails and texts she has sent me and thought you...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Apr 7, 2020 | COVID-19, COVID-19 Diaries
Our COVID-19 Diaries Front Line Doc shows us the converted hospital cafeteria, ready to serve seriously ill Covid-19 patients. Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to improving patient outcomes through quality driven care....
