This is my column in yesterday’s Greenville News. Thanks! One of the great things about my work in an emergency room is that I get to talk to people with every variety of educational and work experience. I especially enjoy … Continue reading
Fascinating indictment of the power, and arrogance, of the ruling class and its employees. http://news.investors.com/Article/599002/201201260818/obama-white-house-staff-back-taxes.htm Try not paying your taxes, peasant. See what happens! Edwin
Hey folks, medical blogging champion Dr. Val Jones is hosting Grand Rounds today on the USA Today platform. They’ll release assorted topics every three hours, so check back from time to time. I’ll have one there at some point. http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/healthyperspective/post/2012-01-23/grand-rounds-begins-health-tips/610723/1 … Continue reading
Sir, you appear to have a life-threatening aortic dissection, in which the large blood vessel in your chest has a tear. ‘Uh, yeah, so can I get a Lortab?’ Ma’am, I believe you have pneumonia and need antibiotics. ‘I figured. … Continue reading
I cared for a suicide patient recently. Not an attempted suicide, a completed one. She was efficient, effective and successful. I pronounced her dead, filled out the appropriate forms, and went on with my shift. While I found it tragic, … Continue reading
Sometimes, we physicians lose our way. It’s particularly a problem of young physicians, in training. But it can afflict anyone, at any time. And it happens when we see medicine as an end in itself, rather than a means. Oh, … Continue reading
Folks, my December column concerned the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the Maintence of Certification program. This is not unique to my specialty. In fact, the American Board of Medical Specialties has enormous influence, and in total rakes in … Continue reading
This is my column in today’s Greenville News. The Centers for Disease Control reports that prescription pain medication abuse, and deaths, are at an all-time high in the United States. In the November issue of Vital Signs, a publication of … Continue reading
Here’s the link to my recent column on board certification, now posted at KevinMD. http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2012/01/time-critically-concept-board-certification.html Thanks! Edwin