Musings of a Distractible Mind
Thoughts of an odd, but not harmful primary care physician.
I am a goof sometimes, but not always. Above is a picture of a little girl’s grave. She died of brain cancer. Yes, there is a rubber lobster in the picture too, but without that lobster, few would be looking at her grave. Being a doctor is a fine thing to do, but there is [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.For her article on Doctor/Patient relationships Tara Parker-Pope, she asked me if I had any negative experience with patients and what I thought about the current state of this relationship. I wrote down my thoughts for her (and a quote did appear in the article) and she later suggested it may be a good blog [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.It’s the American way: invest your money to secure your future. Put money into your IRA, 401-K, 529; invest online and maybe you can strike it big. Publicly held companies are increasingly under pressure to produce in the short-term to keep their investors happy. The bottom line is to achieve as high of profits as [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.I am confused. I got a letter in the mail from American Correctional Officer. The simple fact that I got a mailing from this organization piqued my interest (and mysteriously made me a touch nervous); but when I opened it, I was very surprised at the contents: Dear Doctor: As part of our approved physician [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.Here’s an observation: most physicians in private practice don’t take enough vacations. I am often (rightly) accused of this sin. My staff, colleagues, and even patients regularly encourage me to take time off; but still I find it hard. Credit Why is this? Is it that I love my job so much that I can’t [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.For those who don’t know, Zippy is a lobster friend of Dr. Rob. Zippy’s goal is to raise money for brain cancer research and have lots of adventures doing so. Now Zippy is in Oklahoma visiting PK. I think that’s her in the middle. He has a fine time over there. Go check it out [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.Those who have read my blog for some time know I am passionate about music. I am constantly playing music of a wide variety of styles, but really try and listen to artists who are good both musically and lyrically. Here are some of the recent artists I have added to my collection. I recommend [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.I didn’t expect it. She walked into the exam room barely using her walker. Her eyes were bright and her mind seemed sharp. “Do you see her?” Her daughter asked as she walked into the room. I smiled in amazement. On the last visit she had low blood pressure and was vomiting as I tried [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.She passed away. Her husband came in this morning. They were married for 65 years. I was both happy and sad to see him on my schedule; happy because I wanted a chance to tell him how honored I am to have been his wife’s doctor, and sad because I knew words would come hard. [...]
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This material, written by me, is free to re-post and share under the Creative Commons agreement. In other words, use it all you want; just give me credit.I was in Target a few weeks back and I saw these: I presume these are pronounced Med Peds (with a short e). I am a Med Peds physician (with the second e being long). I don’t wear these socks…although they do look cushiony. For me, Med Peds means that I was trained in both [...]
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