New ACTH Stim Test Measures Serum Cortisol Every Minute
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today new guidelines released by the Endocrine Society (ES) encourage modification of the standard high-dose ACTH stimulation test with measurement of...
Chiropractic Neurologist Unable to Identify Brain on MRI
BROOKLINE, MA - Michael Lavish spent 4 years in college and 30 months in chiropractic school learning how to manipulate patients and their wallets.
He...
ICU Signout: ‘Codes Every Few Minutes, But Otherwise Stable’
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - During signout for the patient transferring out of the medical intensive care unit (MICU) today, third-year medical resident Louis Jenner...
Intern Inadvertently Orders Negative Pressure Ventilation; Patient Placed in Iron Lung
DALLAS, TX - While placing orders on rounds, intern TooMany Orders clicked over to the Respiratory section in the hospital’s surprisingly thorough EMR. The...
Hospital Administrator Accidentally Touches Patient
BOSTON, MA - Massachusetts General Hospital Vice President for Floor Nurse Oversupervision, Michael Huffenstuff MBA, OPP, POS, had a terrifying experience this past week.
Huffenstuff...
New Updated Hippacratic Oath for 2019
I swear by ICD-10 the Code, by Epiclepius the Record Keeper, by Hygienia in Good Hands, by Pancreas, by WebMD, by Twitter, by Facebook,...
Anesthesiologists Wish Patients Could Intubate Themselves Once in a While
MONTREAL, QUEBEC - Tired of looking after every airway in this world, anesthesiologists admit they occasionally wish patients wouldn't be so lazy and unmotivated, and...
Tree Pollen Levels So High, Trees Themselves Begging for Allergy Meds
ATLANTA, GA - It's not just humans sneezing this spring. According to area allergists, tree pollen levels have soared so astronomically that trees themselves...
Interventional Radiology To Only Do Procedures if INR < 0
OAK BROOK, IL - In an effort to completely eliminate the risk of bleeding, newly-issued guidelines from the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)...
The Difference Between Vena Cava & Spanish Cava
Cava is a Spanish wine originating from Catalonia. Vena cava is either of two larges vein carrying deoxygenated blood, not Spanish wine, back into...