Local Radiologist Refuses to Save Daylight
THE READING ROOM - "NO I WON'T DO IT," radiologist Tim Johnson yelled at his coworkers when the topic of daylight savings time came...
Fancy Medical Terms and What They Really Mean
Nurses and doctors use fancy words to communicate and sound smart before patients, families and each other. Having spent most of his adult life...
Radiologist Misses Right Lower Lobe Pokémon on Chest X-Ray
IOWA CITY, IA – Reports from the radiology reading room at Mercy Hospital indicate that veteran radiologist, John Hoskins, completely missed a Pokémon in...
Local Doctors Refuse to Take Care of Nickelback, Cite Do No Harm
DETROIT, MI - On Saturday at 3:14 p.m., Nickelback’s tour bus crashed into a herd of rouge elephants that had escaped from the now abandoned Detroit City...
Radiologist Orders CT to Figure Out Contents of Breakfast Burrito
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Radiologist Calvin Sherpa sat silently at his outdoor patio table, staring at his breakfast burrito that he ordered at his...
Dermatology Recommends Arctic Winter to Minimize Sun Exposure
ROSEMONT, IL - Continuing its campaign against arch nemesis, the Sun, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has issued a new recommendation stating not...
Tip: If You Need to Extubate Patient, Send to Radiology
PITTSBURGH, PA – Hope Mercy ICU is starting a new policy that if you need your patient extubated just send them to radiology.
"Usually when...
Inappropriate: Radiologists Keep Talking About Over/Underpenetration
CHICAGO, IL - Health care professionals are up in arms over their radiology colleagues at Chicago Medical Center, who keep talking about overpenetration and underpenetration...
Patient’s Chronic Back Pain Due to Carrying MRI Report to Appointments
TULSA, OK - Mimi Goodburger has had low back pain for several years. It all started when she slipped on a spilled Frosty walking...
Radiology Wet Read Just Dripping All Over the Place
ROCKFORD, IL - A bevy of complaints are arising from staff at Rockford Medical Center after an overnight radiology wet read of a CT...