Musings of a Distractible Mind
Thoughts of an odd, but not harmful primary care physician.
A commenter on my last post wrote: And how is the current system better for doctors than Europe’s? Why do doctors fight universal care so hard when they get a worse deal from the insurance companies than European doctors get from the governments? I think that this is a very good point. Clearly I was [...]
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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.Dear Patients: I know you get frustrated with our office. We make you come in for visits when you think we should handle things over the phone. We seem more focused on your chart sometimes than on you. Sometimes you may even wonder if money has become more important than patients. To this, I say: [...]
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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.You expect your doctor to listen. You expect a sharp mind, a good thought process, a smile, and a solution to your problem. I walk into those expectations over 100 times each week. Each patient I see is expecting my best. That is what they pay me for: a professionally-trained person who can help them [...]
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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.Today is Stand up to Cancer day. OK Gang, it is not just words. Put your money where your mouth is. Zippy’s numbers have been stuck for about a month and he is getting angry (and do you really want to make a lobster angry?). Support Zippy’s Cause. Give to fight childhood brain tumors. Go [...]
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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 see a lot of diabetic patients and have to check their feet regularly. Sometimes they are on the exam table with their shoes on and I realize they need them off. In this situation I make a point to help them take off their shoes and socks before the exam, and help them put [...]
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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 worked the late shift today. I started out at 8:30 this morning and saw about 22 patients over the course of the day – until my schedule ended at 4:30. I had a few new patients, a few well-checks, and overall had a steady, if not slow, day. From 5:30 to 7 PM we [...]
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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.Yes, this is part 2. If you read this before reading part 1 you will totally spoil it for yourself. Please read it in the proper order. I really don’t want to be responsible for traumatizing you. The exam is written as follows: Cor – RRR s M/G/R Meaning The heart is going at a [...]
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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 got a lot of questions when I begged asked my readers for the third time. So many questions, in fact, that I have decided to make my answers shorter. This will allow me to not have to plagiarize so much answer more questions. I don’t know if that is bad or good. Olympic Dreams [...]
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