January 10th, 2010 by GruntDoc in Better Health Network, True Stories
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A patient comes in with the entirely understandable complaint of “I have a fishbone lodged in my throat”. Came straight from dinner to the ED. When I ask a stupid question I’m given a stupid answer: “It feels like…a fishbone…”. Duh on me.
Now, I went to a pretty good EM residency, and while there I learned two things: the books say fishbones don’t show up on x-rays of the neck, and, fishbones sometimes show up on x-rays. I’m about 70% positive in my career…
So, I got an xray. See if you can spot the fishbone (hint: there’s an arrow pointing at it…)
So, it’s there… Now what… There are very few wrong answers. Call ENT, etc. My answer: go get it. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at GruntDoc*
January 4th, 2010 by Berci in Better Health Network, Medical Art
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What happens if you combine magnetic resonance imaging with games and creativity? See the idea of Neil Fraser:
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*This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll*
December 15th, 2009 by Shadowfax in Better Health Network, Humor, True Stories
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They’re not allowed to actually write “Hey Dummy, look here” on the x-ray report, but this is what the radiologists do when they want to make sure the idiots in the ER won’t miss the key finding on a film (in this case, a bit of glass from an automobile window):
The wonders of digital radiography allow this to appear on my computer screen. In the old days they did it with a grease pencil and a post-it note.
*This blog post was originally published at Movin' Meat*
December 12th, 2009 by Happy Hospitalist in Better Health Network, Humor
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So I went to eat my free daily lunch offering the other day in the doctors lounge when I noticed that a giant plate of enchiladas was just about empty. At 10:35 am. It’ not every day you get a free hot meal at Happy’s hospital, I would like to thank the Medicare National Bank for paying for my meals.
Generally,Happy’s doctors lounge offers a fine consistent assortment of cold salads, sandwich meats and several soup offerings. I found myself wondering exactly how much money I save every year by eating lunch in the doctors lounge. I remember Mrs Happy’s daily lunch bills when she worked in the hospital. It can add up pretty quick for nurses without the secret handshake to get in to the doctors lounge. Read more »
*This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist Blog*
November 23rd, 2009 by Berci in Better Health Network, Humor
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The picture of the day award goes to the Voxel123 Flickr user who posted images of a Lego MRI scan.
And the original one:
*This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll*
