Musings of a Distractible Mind
Thoughts of an odd, but not harmful primary care physician.
It has been a long time since I did a post on the physical exam. For those who have not read them, I have done a series on the nuances of a physical exam from the perspective of one who has done them for 20+ Years. For those of you who were relieved by the [...]
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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.The Wall Street Journal health blog posted on the fact that there is an ICD-9 code for a spacecraft accident. While I do find that amusing, I am not sure people realize the myriad of crazy ICD codes related to accidents. I am not sure why this is such a common need for specific codes. [...]
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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.OK, it is time to put on your nostalgia caps and remember back to the cold war. Those were the days, weren’t they? “Nuclear Winter” was being thrown around like “Global Warming” is now. Life went on like normal, but life was always lived with an underlying dis-ease that the end of everything was just [...]
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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 went to the Indy 500 on my first wedding anniversary. Neither I nor my wife were racing fans, but we got free tickets and went. There are a number of traditions at that race, one of which is for Jim Nabors (an Indiana Native) to sing “Back Home Again in Indiana.” What’s the point? [...]
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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.The following post appeared in my blog on 8/29/06 Warning! Those of you expecting a goofy and silly post, this is not one (in fact it is quite serious). My nurse cried. He was one of our favorite patients. He missed his appointment today, and since that was not his nature, I called to see [...]
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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.The following post appeared first on 7/25/06. Not to be outdone by a dog… A 5-year-old boy hopped behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle and drove it several blocks looking for his mother following an argument with his grandmother, authorities said. The child was not injured in his short drive last Wednesday, and [...]
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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 read many rants on Medicare (and write some myself), but what about Medicaid? To those who don’t know, Medicaid is a health insurance plan funded by the federal government, administered by the individual states, aimed at people who are living in poverty. We accept Medicaid mainly for the kids. A significant proportion of Children [...]
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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 on vacation this week (in the land of the Mitten). I have a few posts on the schedule, but don’t expect any responses from me. I am going to try to be a good boy and stay away from the addiction obsession Internet. Have a great week.
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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.If you haven’t heard, Moof is back. Moof is the blogger who “discovered” me (kind of like the first person to discover the cause of Mange) and told the rest of the world to STAY AWAY. Alas, kids will be kids, and they came anyway. She had to take some time off to clear her [...]
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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.Doctors are not unbiased; we do have favorite patients. There are some people who make you smile when you see them on your schedule. You try not to treat anyone differently from a medical perspective, but there are just some people you feel glad to know. One of my favorite patients is dying right now. [...]
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