Intern Fails at Champagne Tap, More Like Barolo Tap
ATLANTA, GA - Internal medicine intern Timothy McDuffy's quest to perform a lumbar puncture (LP) in which there are zero RBCs in the first and last tubes, the so-called "champagne tap," continues in failure...
Disgusting Pediatric Radiologist Looks at Pictures of Kids on Computer in a Dark Room...
CHICAGO, IL - While out on his first date in years, Dr. Mike Doxycycline had a very awkward moment. His date asked Doxycycline what he does for a living. He replied, "I'm a pediatric radiologist."
His...
This Day in Medical History: Roentgen Invents Clinical Correlation
THIS DAY IN MEDICAL HISTORY, 1895 - Did you that today on November 8, 1895, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (also spelled Roentgen) not only produced and discovered X-rays, but also created the first ambiguous radiology report?
In...
Radiologist: “This Coffee Art is Under Penetrated”
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Radiologist Calvin Sherpa smiled as the morning cup of joe warmed his hands this crisp autumn morning. But that shortly faded just as he was about to take a first...
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 up. "There's too much daylight as it is. We don't...
Passenger Wants Epidural Before Squeezing Into Middle Economy Seat
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Realizing that there was no other way around what would otherwise be four hours of misery, lanky and long-limbed 6' 10" passenger Ian Phillips asked one of the flight attendants...
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 favorite neighborhood spot Arlequin. He sipped on his flat white,...
Radiologist in Yosemite Plummets to Death in Search of Strong WiFi Signal
YOSEMITE, CA - A vacation turned to heartbreak and tragedy today when radiologist Craig Sherpa plummeted to his death while climbing Yosemite National Park's Half Dome in search of a decent WiFi signal. It was something...
New ABCs of Emergency Medicine, “Airway, Breathing, CT Scan, Disposition”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - New practice-changing guidelines for resuscitation in the emergency department were released just ahead of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) meeting this year. Dr. Kahn Sult-Freely, ACEP’s new-acting President, made the...