November 4th, 2010 by DrWes in Better Health Network, Humor
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I’m surprised I didn’t notice this sooner, but e-prescriptions will only accept 140 characters in their instructions, just like Twitter. If you have longer instructions, you must print the prescription and hand it to the patient for it to be manually filled at their pharmacy.
Then again, maybe doctors will start to use some twitter-like abbreviations in their instruction fields, like: “Chk ur BP b4 taking b/c itz K 2 hold if nl. TIA.”
Dude. That’d b fab.
-WesMusings of a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist.
*This blog post was originally published at Dr. Wes*
November 2nd, 2010 by John Mandrola, M.D. in Better Health Network, Health Policy, Humor, Opinion
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Have you ever thought: “What if I won an election and was put in charge of an administration?”
Halloween weekend seemed the perfect time for considering the fantasy (or some would argue the horror) of a DrJohnM administration. (Let it be known, I have some leadership experience: I lead local group rides with some success. A community organizer of sorts.) But for the sake of college-like dreaming, let’s consider government under my realm.
First off, clearly the present-day political costumes would have to change. There would be a ban on suits, ties (MRSA-spreading), and uncomfortable shoes. People think better if they are dressed in comfy clothes. It works for Google.
Of course, since I am a practicing doctor, a focus of my administration would be on healthcare reform. And like our current president, I would also have “expert” panels — only my “fix healthcare” panel would look very different. To illustrate these phenotypical differences, let’s consider some of my panel’s inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Panel exclusions:
Anyone with a 4.0 GPA. You are out. Sorry, there are plenty of other think tanks for you, in pretty cool places too, like Cambridge, Ann Arbor, and Palo Alto. A very wise retired urologist once told me that B students nearly always make better doctors, and surely those who tried other things in life (besides the classroom) will make better real-life decisions. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at Dr John M*
October 30th, 2010 by Medgadget in Better Health Network, Humor, Medical Art
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To promote his new zombie book, “Rise Again,” author Ben Tripp is offering a printable sheet of flesh wounds that, to our relatively trained eyes, are reasonably accurate depictions of what undead flesh wounds would look like. You have to provide your own sticky sheets to print them on. (Note to medical students: Do not stick these on your anatomy cadavers.) Happy Halloween!
SOURCE: “Stickers for Quick Undeadliness: Assorted Zombie Wounds“
*This blog post was originally published at Medgadget*
October 29th, 2010 by Toni Brayer, M.D. in Better Health Network, Humor
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How do you hide $100 from a surgeon? Put it in the patient’s chart, next to the labs.
How do you hide $100 from an orthopedist? Put it in a textbook.
How do you hide $100 from a neurosurgeon? Tape it to his kid.
How do you hide $100 from an OB/GYN? Tape it to the patient’s head.
How do you hide $100 from an internist? Stick it under the patient’s bandage.
How do you hide $100 from a radiologist? Give it to the patient.
How do you hide $100 from a cardiologist? You can’t.
How do you hide $100 from a plastic surgeon? You definitely can’t.
— Compliments of The Happy Hospitalist
*This blog post was originally published at EverythingHealth*
October 29th, 2010 by KevinMD in Better Health Network, Humor, Medical Art
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Ever wonder what the six grades of heart murmurs really means?
SOURCE: A Cartoon Guide to Becoming a Doctor
*This blog post was originally published at KevinMD.com*
