by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 23, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
Please tell me you have it, too. At least then I won’t feel alone! I have trouble concentrating on tasks and I am inefficient with my time. People keep telling me, “Previously you said . . .” I don’t even remember TALKING about that, much less remember what I said. I...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Oct 14, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
My friend and patient – Morgan McCoy – has a big celebration on October 14th. That’s the day her right leg was amputated above the knee in order to save her life. Morgan is the antithesis of the victim mentality that is plaguing our country. She’s celebrating the day...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Aug 27, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
Last night, Laura, a category 4 hurricane, flattened Lake Charles, LA and many nearby areas along the Texas-Louisiana border. It missed us in Houston by a few miles. I fretted about my friends in the path all night and turned on the news this morning to find out just...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Jul 10, 2020 | COVID-19, Miscellaneous Musings
A much-admired colleague told me a shocking story this morning which demonstrates why she is so admired. I hope she will share the story in her own words later, but I want to talk about it now. Walking down the hall of her medical office building, she saw a patient...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Mar 24, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
I am a history buff and a packrat, descended from a long line of history-loving packrats. However, I was still surprised to find these historical treasures in the attic – a box of WWII “propaganda posters.” My father fought in WWII and married my beautiful...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Mar 17, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
If you are looking for something uplifting to watch with your family while you are stuck at home, you might try to find End of the Spear. Although it’s a low-budget movie from 2005, the story is one you cannot make up. It is based on events which took place in 1956,...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Mar 6, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
My clinic is small, and I share an office with my amazing nurses. It is positioned in such a way that I can see patients as they make their way down the hall to an examination room. We typically see patients once they are situated for our viewing pleasure, sitting on...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 21, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
Physician burnout is at an all-time high – and with it, the physician suicide rate. I don’t meet many nurses who say they love their job. Since I work with an amazing team, I can vouch for the fact that a good healthcare team can achieve clinical goals for the...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 14, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
Did you know St. Valentine is the patron saint of lovers, epileptics and beekeepers? And also Wound Care nurses… definitely wound care nurses. Caroline Fife, M.D.Dr. Fife is a world renowned wound care physician dedicated to improving patient outcomes through...
by Caroline Fife, M.D. | Feb 10, 2020 | Miscellaneous Musings
I didn’t think it was possible for routine outpatients in the Wound Clinic to get sicker, but apparently it is. At the end of a long and defeating day of unsolvable problems, my last patient was a retired physician in his 90’s with a cardiac ejection fraction of 15%....
