Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency for One, Headaches for All
Challenging patients make up the primary reason why you became a dietitian as well as the daily headaches when you become one. I’m not...
Special Project, Anyone?
The life of a clinical dietitian seems fairly straightforward. We all cover specific floors, attend multidisciplinary rounds, and take on...
Joining the Mean Girls: On Fridays, We Wear Pink
The hardest part of being an adult is realizing that, in many ways, high school never ends. We all hope to escape the challenges of high...
The Art of Imperfection
Today’s diet education has been a complete failure. Let’s all go home and we’ll come back tomorrow and try again. That’s how I handle...
My Kingdom for (Cessation of) a Calorie Count
Today a patient on my floor with underlying dementia and recent refusal of meals was ordered a calorie count by the attending doctor....
The Blind Leading the Blind
Recently, I was asked to see a patient with a newly replaced PEG for bolus tube feed recommendations. This patient had a PEG placed one...
Struggling with Surgeons: A Dietitian's Tale
Let me start by saying that surgeons play an incredibly important role in the medical community. They remove tumors, perform complex...
Consults for Dummies
I discontinued a consult today without assessing the patient. This wasn’t the first time I did that and it won’t be the last. The consult...
The Yearly Dietitian Shuffle
Whenever a dietitian turns in her notice, there’s always a “mad scramble” to change your floors. During the time between a dietitian...
Don't Want No Scrubs
If you see a person wearing scrubs, you assume that person is a medical professional, most often a nurse. They’re everywhere in the...
