Allen preaches the...

Through legislation the government has imposed universal coverage for all patients seeking emergency care. (This is overall a good thing.) This legislation however provides no means to pay for it. As a result, the cost of universal emergency coverage is...

The Chicken Dance One of the hospitals where I work serves a large geriatric population with a high level of acuity. Over 30% of the patients we see get admitted. Every time a patient is admitted a call goes to...

I was sitting in bed eating a quarter pounder with cheese and watching television while surfing the Internet. Then all of a sudden my reality came crashing down with this...

People are upset over the BBC airing footage of President Bush having his hair combed before a broadcast from the Oval Office. I think that any opportunity that our President has to show the world (and our own country) proper...

I had a teenage patient recently who was at a party drinking. To spice things up he started drinking Bacardi 151 Rum. To spice it up more he lit it on fire before drinking it. Then he burnt his lips...

The New England Journal Of Medicine has a good article on preventing complications associated with central venous catheterization. They recommend that one uses maximal sterile-barrier precautions (based on a single study), including a mask, a cap, a sterile gown, sterile...

You examine a patient and find the following: Eyes: Pupils Equal Round and Reactive. Fundi Normal. Heart: Regular Rate and Rhythm. No Murmurs. Lungs: Clear to ausculatation. Normal Respiratory Rate. Abd: Soft Nontender Nondistended to deep palpation. No masses. Neuro:...

Tomorrow marks the two-year anniversary of this weblog. Since then some amazing physician bloggers (Medpundit, RangelMD, and DB Medical Rants) have way surpassed my skills and dedication. It has provided something to share with my best geek doc friend GruntDoc....

According to Medscape: Three musicians learning to play the classical guitar have had traumatic mastitis of one breast, referred to as "guitar nipple."[62] The soundbox of the guitar pressing against the breast was thought to have induced inflammation around the...