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Ten Spectacular Off-Label Uses of the Speculum

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You’re probably familiar with the traditional use of the speculum: visualization of the cervical os, blah blah blah.  We at Gomerblog are pleased to...
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Tips for Patients: How to Use a Call Light

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Nurses are incredibly busy.  And by busy we mean doing endless charting.  So much so that they're contractually not allowed to eat or urinate....
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Tips: How to Defuse the Angry Patient (or at the Very Least, Make Things...

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Handling the angry patient (or family member) is a very delicate situation, so we should all be grateful that we were never educated on...
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So You’ve Been Hit by a Stray Dart, What to Do Next

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It happens all the time.  You're hanging out at a bar or friend's house playing a game of darts, when - BAM!! - a...
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ICD-10 Primer, Quiz 1: Can You Spot the Y92 Code That Isn’t Real?

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It is probably safe to assume that every health care practitioner in America has committed the Y92 or “the place of occurrence of the...
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GomerBlog’s Tips for Fixing Healthcare

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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,...
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Health Tips for Edward Snowden

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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...
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Tips: What Wine Pairs Well with Patients & Helps Me Cope with Them?

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We’ve all been there.  You’re at bedside with your patient and you find yourself stumped on which wine you should drink to best pair...