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Let me kick the hornets’ nest again. I still have misgivings about sending information like this to my patients: How does one not trained in what to overlook interpret the above? To me, this lab result is entirely expected for this patient – given the other medical history that is there. My concern is [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.What is my job? I am a doctor. What is the goal of my job? To heal and prevent disease. Really? Do I actually heal people? No, I give them information and tools with which to be healed of specific illnesses. Not all people get healed, either. Some people need their disease managed. I don’t [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.The assignment was to supply a caption to the above. Well done, folks! Thanks for all the submissions. Here are some notable ones: “And you thought William Tell had it tough…” – Dr Dredd “You light up my life.” – Susan C “I can make you quit smoking in ONE SHOT.” – Jean “Hey [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.I was looking through Time Magazine recently and came across an article about healthcare reform. It spoke of the daunting task ahead and went through a list of the people at the table in the process of creating change. The list included politicians, hospital corporations, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, and lobbyists from certain large special-interest groups. [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.Yes, it’s time for another installment of my series on the physical exam. The goals of this series are: To educate my readers on the intricacies of the physical exam. To teach the anatomy and physiology as it relates to different parts of the human body. To delight my readers with my wit and fine [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.I am a father. I am a son. Those are the biological facts. But Father’s Day is not a celebration of biology. We don’t honor fathers simply because of their donation of 50% of our genetic material. Yes, that genetic material is part of what makes us who we are, but that fact itself is not [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.Good idea. Men are reluctant to go to the doctor to get the care they need, and many are sitting at home when they should get care. I am fortunate that my dad is OK with going to get seen and has a good doc making the recommendations. He did, however, talk an awful lot [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.Reminder 1: Don’t forget the caption contest. No, don’t put your captions as comments on this post. Those who try will have a small electric shock transmitted to their fingers via a new WordPress widget. Here was my idea for a caption: Don’t do this. An apple on the top of the head is much [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.I am 47. I am kind of tired. I’ve noticed that the visionary energy I once had has ebbed significantly and now the emotional energy to do things is a little more fickle. I probably love my job as much as anyone could. Having gone through personal difficulties over the past few years, my work [...]
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