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zika virus

CDC Urges Mosquitos to Wear Tiny Condoms to Fight Zika Virus

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ATLANTA, GA - During a landmark press conference yesterday afternoon, CDC Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sri-Sheshadariprativadibayankaram implored mosquitos to wear small condoms during intercourse in...
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Family Meeting Gone Awry: Patient Makes Medical Team DNR

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KNOXVILLE, TN - In a palliative care-run family meeting that has gone completely awry, a patient and family has made their multidisciplinary inpatient medical...
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Medicine Consulted by Orthopedics on Medicine Patient

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OMAHA, NE - Earlier today on an inpatient medical/surgical floor at Nebraska Medical Center, a confusing series of events in the care of hospitalized...
burnout

An Administrator’s Tips to Health Care Providers for Curing Burnout

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Burnout is prevalent.  Most of you reading this are burned out.  What can we do?  How can we preserve our sanity?  We sat down...

Orthopaedic Surgeons Attempting to “Re-learn” ICU Things 🤦‍♂️

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San Diego, CA - In light of the ongoing COVID19 Pandemic, physicians of all walks of life are preparing to be called upon to...

Breaking: AMA President Leaves Presidency AMA

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CHICAGO, IL - Despite the efforts of board members and peers to talk him into staying, current President of the American Medical Association (AMA),...
nasal cannula

Top 10 Nasal Cannula Positions for Optimizing Oxygenation and Comfort

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After extensive research and data from GomerBlog fans and experts, we elected to perform a systemic review for the top positions for nasal cannula...

First Year Resident Upset with how Attending Manages DKA

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PHILADELPHIA- In just her second week of Internal Medicine Residency at the University Hospital, Dr. Jamie Jones was upset yesterday with the way her...
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Charting Complication: Hospitalist Develops Stage 4 Sacral Decub

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BOSTON, MA - Hospitalist Sofia Candelaria was simply being a good hospitalist by spending 90% of her day documenting things that needed to be...
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P.H.O.N.Y. The Newest Acronym Training Program for Improving Patient Satisfaction

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Doctors and nurses are trained again and again on customer service but there is room for improvement. Following well-known acronym step programs comes …...