Health Tips for Edward Snowden
As Edward Snowden hides out in third-world countries, GomerBlog has some health advice:
Will not be able to consult WebMD because the town’s one...
Physical Exam Tips: The Abdomen
Two things are needed for a spectacular abdominal exam: luck and an abdomen. The following review focuses on different aspects of the abdominal exam,...
Tips for Interns: How to Respond to Your Attending’s Questions
Here are a few short cases to help out our new interns!
CASE 1
Your attending asks you during floor rounds:
“What can you tell me about...
Tips: How to Defuse the Angry Patient (or at the Very Least, Make Things...
Handling the angry patient (or family member) is a very delicate situation, so we should all be grateful that we were never educated on...
New Year’s Tips for an Unfulfilling, Short & Unhealthy Life
The New Year is upon us so what better way to set ourselves up for disappointment than with New Year’s Resolutions. As you lay...
GomerBlog’s Tips for Fixing Healthcare
Hey, cave dwellers: medicine is broken. To fix it we're going to need a little elbow grease. Here are GomerBlog's sure-fire Tips for Fixing Healthcare:
Stall,...
Tips: How to Perform a Spinal Tap on a Moving Train
I have to admit: spinal taps (lumbar punctures) are not one of my favorite procedures to perform. I’m fairly certain our patients don’t enjoy...
Tips: How to Suck at Calling Consults
We all take pride in trying to call in a good consult. But sometimes you get that feeling. You know the one. The one...
Tips: How to Worsen Your Already-Terrible Bedside Manner
You may find your bedside manner is pretty terrible given how busy you are and your general frustration with humanity as a whole. If...