Pseudoseizure: Please Practice Before Coming to the ED
MILWAUKEE, WI - Emergency department staff at Elm Grove Methodist Medical Center thoroughly enjoyed the complete nonsensical seizure performance by a local homemaker.
Carol Whitaker, 43, of...
Charting is Independent Risk Factor for DVT and PE, Study Finds
ROCHESTER, MN - Recognizing it is a form of immobilization in which health care professionals are unable to move around much, a study newly published...
Makes Sense: Shouting Out “Free Bird!” at Concerts a Form of Tic Disorder
PHILADELPHIA, PA - It is inevitable when you go to a live concert: Between songs someone in the crowd screams out “Free Bird!” Well,...
How Many Different Hats Can a Medical Provider Wear?
It's not uncommon in modern medicine for any given health care provider, whether it's a nurse, PA, or doctor, to have multiple roles or...
Lost Your Car in the Hospital Garage? Order a Consult
If it has happened once, it has happened a million times: you forgot where you parked. It is the end of the day and...
Coworkers Claim Employee Is Faking Prosopagnosia, a Neurological Disorder, in Order to Continue Being...
NEW YORK, NY - “It’s not you; it’s me,” shrugged Mr. David, making an exaggerated sideward glance. “Or is it you? Mommy? Aunt? I really...
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...
This Physician Won the KevinMD Big Burnout Sweepstakes. Here’s Why.
TWITTER – The social media giant was abuzz today when news broke that John Roberts, a primary care physician from Sioux Falls, SD, had...
What Do Neurologists Really Put in Those Black Bags?
It's a curious thing that we've all seen: neurologists going to the office or making the rounds with their leather black bags in tow. ...