Musings of a Distractible Mind
Thoughts of an odd, but not harmful primary care physician.
Dear Mr. Obama and all of you congress folks: I know you have been arguing about how to fix our system (and it really does need fixing). I know there is not much you can all agree on. I know it wasn’t all that much fun to face those yelling people at the town hall [...]
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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.Thanks a lot. I was doing perfectly fine this morning, minding my own business. Then I read an article by Ezra Kline entitled Medical Malpractice Costs. Now I am all worked up, in a lather, in a tizzy, and beside myself. I didn’t ask for that. Let me first say that malpractice reform 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.My latest podcast is up, covering the issue of primary care. I have gotten lots of questions about finding a good PCP, but the subject was large enough to merit more than one podcast. This one is about what primary care is, and the next will cover how to find a good PCP. Let me [...]
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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.Please allow me to coin a new term: Medical Homelessness – Not having access to a consistent familiar medical setting. Not having a care location where one is known or where the medical information is accurate. credit I think medical homelessness is one of the main problems in our system. Given the nature of care [...]
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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.Once upon a time there was a land on the ocean. The people lived off of the food from the ocean and were very happy. But as they grew bigger, they had a problem: they made a lot of waste! Yuk! Nobody likes waste. What could they do about all of this that stuff that [...]
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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 congressional Golden Llama Committee is called to order, his honorable congressman Paul Ryan presiding Ryan (R-WI): Welcome back from your August vacation, fellow committee members. I hope the town hall meetings about the Golden llamas were not too raucous in your district. (Laughs from committee members and the large gallery at the proceedings) Ryan: [...]
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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 got something in my e-mail this morning. It’s a press release aimed at helping with prostate cancer awareness month, and is supported by Lance Armstrong’s foundation. SURVEY SHOWS AT-RISK MEN LACKING IN PROSTATE CANCER KNOWLEDGE SUNNYVALE, CALIF.,– September 9, 2009 – Prostate cancer remains one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United [...]
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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.Newest podcast is up on iTunes. It covers the dreaded problems of halitosis. As a doctor I can attest that a fair percentage of people saying “ah” should do so with caution. 5 points to the first person who catches the pun.
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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.Stuff is always there under the surface – stuff you don’t hear about. Patients come to see you and talk about their medical problems, stressors, and their pain; but they often leave out big issues. My partner encountered that recently when working up someone with elevated liver tests. He did a thorough exam and a [...]
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