And this just in! More fascinating “evidence” from the AAP: Impact of Condom-Efficacy Information in an Episode of Friends by Collins et al is a fascinating article. Basically it states, “TV is not all bad.” Exactly WHO funds this sort of ridiculous research? I wonder, who thought up the idea, did statistics and a survey […]
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Episode of ‘Friends’ Makes it to Pediatrics journal
And this just in! More fascinating “evidence” from the AAP: Impact of Condom-Efficacy Information in an Episode of Friends by Collins et al is a fascinating article. Basically it states, “TV is not all bad.” Exactly WHO funds this sort of ridiculous research? I wonder, who thought up the idea, did statistics and a survey […]
iPods on Parade, in the OR
Recently while on call for the nursery/delivery room, I found my way into an unscheduled C Section, and listening to the tunes in there! It wasn’t quite as nice as the B&O system on Nip/Tuck on the FX network on TV, but it was still very nice! A third generation iPod cranking out tunes! Classical […]
On call again, New Respect for the Tetrology
Ok, the Fool is on call in the PICU tonight (Early AM right now…) and I have new found respect for the Tetrology of Fallot. This 3 1/2m baby desated to the 40s, then down as low as 19! Tried all the standard stuff. Oxygen, Morphine, IV Fluids, and nothin! Tried Ketamine. Zip! Finally, as […]
Fool Goin’ Fishing!
Ok, the Fool is going out on the town next week, so if you need your Personal Statement edited, please get it into us by Sunday, October 18th, after that, until early Nov, we won’t be checking our email, so Good luck to everyone in the match this year!!
Dammit, I’m a doctor, Jim, not a Concierge!
Or am I? The other night, while on Pediatrics ward call, we admitted a young boy with a pretty bad case of croup, stridorous (or stridulous for those of you who are strict about your grammar [ {Stridulous laryngitis} (Med.), a form of croup, or laryngitis, in children, associated with dyspn[oe]a, occurring usually at night, […]