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Repost: When a Vacation is not a Vacation

July 9, 2010 Being a Doctor

I just got back from an extended time off, which brings to mind a post I wrote 2 years ago: —————– 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 [...]

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Bad Day

June 30, 2010 Being a Doctor

Today has been lousy.  It’s one of those days where you start to worry about being hit by meteors or lightning bolts.  Nothing huge happened, just an accumulation of many little things; but it got under my skin. I keep my personal journal entries on on a program on my computer, and all of my [...]

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Poll: What Should Be Done About Medicare?

June 28, 2010 The Healthcare Problem
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Heavy Words

June 27, 2010 Personal Musings

The post that forever doomed the world to have my writing forced onto them was one called Shame, in which I describe my frustration with how society stigmatizes people who are obese.  It was picked up by the NY TImes Health Blog and got a good conversation about the subject going on the blog-o-sphere. A [...]

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SGR, HCD, and AFP

June 25, 2010 Just Stuff Kind of Thingies

I have no single thing I want to write about today.  I am weary of the obvious topic: the “passage” of the 6-month extension on the SGR, but do feel I need to comment. I am tired of this.  I am tired of being jerked around by congress.  I am tired of congress hitting the [...]

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Chicken

June 22, 2010 American Medicine

Chicken – noun – A game in which the first person to lose nerve and withdraw from a dangerous situation is the loser. This definition is wrong.  As of June 18, 2010, the definition is as follows: Chicken – noun – A game in which members of congress put Americans in a dangerous situation, with the healthcare system being the loser. In my lament about losing [...]

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AskDrRob (ADR): LOL, EHR, Oprah

June 21, 2010 Ask Dr. Rob

It’s been a very long time since I did an Ask Dr. Rob post.  It’s also been a long time since I shot a spitball out of a straw and hit someone behind the ear during social studies class.  I realize that just because it’s been a long time since I’ve done something, it doesn’t [...]

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So Sorry

June 19, 2010 Being a Doctor

“I’m sorry I waited so long to come in to be seen,” she told me after having symptoms for two weeks.  She had a truly apologetic expression on her face, looking to me for reassurance that I wasn’t too mad at her. “That’s OK.  It’s hard to know when you felt bad enough to come [...]

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Care, Primarily

June 17, 2010 Being a Doctor

Credit He came in for his regular blood pressure and cholesterol check.  On the review of systems sheet he circled “depression.” “I see you circled depression,” I said after dealing with his routine problems.  ”What’s up?” “I don’t think I am actually clinically depressed, but I’ve just been finding it harder to get going recently,” [...]

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Where Credit is Due

June 14, 2010 Just Stuff Kind of Thingies

I was going to call this post “shout outs,” but I didn’t want to infringe upon others’ copyrighted material.  This is basically the same thing for me – it’s a post to highlight some great stuff going on elsewhere and to thank people for their kindness, graciousness, and for simply not slapping me. A String [...]

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