One loooong colonoscope!
Saw this in a patient’s chart while looking for an old ECHO report. Just how…
Rocephin bites the dust, too
No, I haven’t been watching the movie “Conspiracy Theory” too much. No, I don’t believe…
Haldol bites the dust
The FDA just came out with an FDA ALERT warning healthcare providers about the use…
The ED of the Future
I had a run on patients with abdominal pain last night. The index finger on…
Callous removal
Physicians have to maintain a professional facade. Patients look up to you. In the ED,…
"The List"
If you’ve worked in an ED, you have a list. It may be written or…
A Nation of Enablers
One of the docs I was working with (who is much more “cerebral” and well-traveled…
Acute "Allstate-itis"
It used to be that when you were in a car accident and you walked…
How high can blood alcohol levels get?
No anecdotal stories allowed. Here’s proof of the highest alcohol level I’ve seen — 852.…
Wild dogs in the ED
A patient gets brought in by ambulance when a neighbor called 911 after seeing the…