ICU Physician Unveils New Self-Extubation Order Set
AUGUSTA, ME - An ICU physician in Augusta, Maine is now using a self-extubation order set. “It is a beautiful concept, really,” gushes ICU...
Anatomy of a Contact Precaution Stethoscope
We all love those contact precaution fancy expensive stethoscopes. We always wondered why patients on contact precautions never had murmurs discovered. Here at GomerBlog...
That’s So Mean: Hospital Kitchen Sends NPO Patients Empty Tray
North Portland, Oregon—The defiance of an NPO order, whether intentional or accidental, may have profound consequences, including worsening of symptoms and delay of surgical...
Describe This Pencil by Medical Specialty
Your specialty of choice fosters a certain way of doing things. We polled residents from several different specialties and asked them to describe this...
Mix-Up Gives Alcoholic Patient Banana Bread, Not Banana Bag
MARIETTA, GA - An inpatient pharmacy mix-up has led to a patient with alcohol withdrawal accidentally receiving banana bread instead of a banana bag,...
United Airlines Asked to Forcibly Remove Patient from Hospital
CHICAGO, IL - Local patient Sam Johnson, who is being "taken care of" at Mercy Hospital, has not been able to leave for 7 months....
Tired Medicine Resident Writes 1 Progress Note About 15 Patients
BALTIMORE, MD - A third-year medicine resident at Johns Hopkins University, Geno Smulison, completely exhausted from a busy inpatient teaching service this month and...
ICD-10 Primer, Lesson 5: WTF Codes
Now that we’re a few lessons in, you must be wondering the same thing: What about those ICD-10 codes that are ludicrous? Whereas the...
Cardiologist Excited to Cath Winner of Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
CONEY ISLAND, NY - Less than 24 hours away from the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on the Coney Island boardwalk, Mount Sinai...
Breaking News: Internal Medicine Attending is “Old as F**k”
LOS ANGELES, CA - Gomerblog has been alerted by several concerned nurses and medicine residents to the appearance of an ancient bent-out-of-shape internal medicine attending...