"Don't Leave Me Yet"
An extremely powerful story about an intern on her first day in the emergency department…
Chief Complaint of the Night
After waiting in the waiting room for several hours the patient’s presenting complaint to the…
Defensive Medicine at Work
During a recent ED shift, just for the heck of it, I started taking notes…
Atta Boy
Michael Canon from the Cato Institute and I had a disagreement about “never events” a…
Health Care Reform Survey Proves A Point
A new survey of 1,628 adults by the Kaiser Family Foundation puts the brakes on…
Antibiotics or Else
Sometimes the stars align and people come in at just the right time … and…
Do NOT Give This Kid A BB Gun
I just can’t help wondering – was it a “double dog dare”?
Zyprexa's Going To Get A Lot More Expensive
In this NY Times Business article, it appears that Eli Lilly is going to agree…
The Future Under Socialized Medicine?
According to a Yahoo News article (similar article in the Washington Post) a medical records…
The "Scout" Film
Below is the “scout film” prior to a patient’s chest CT. Normally lung fields should…