Pro-Tips by GomerBlog

Examining one lung is hard enough, but two of them??!!  TWO??!!  UGHHHHH!!  This is so much work!  If you only have the stamina to examine one lung, definitely choose wisely. Or if you have...

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, until everyone that is complaining reaches age 65 In order to...

Today, we distinguish between another two often-confused entities: RICE and rice. RICE is an acronym that stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.  RICE is often used to treat musculoskeletal injuries such as sprains and...

STEP 1: Grab copy of New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) from mailbox. STEP 2: Pretend to read through the cover contents, enough to cause a migraine. STEP 3: In command of your self doubt, conclude how...

2016 is complete, and we combed through the data at Google to find out what were the most popular medical questions asked by state (click the map to enlarge): What is New England's obsession with...

 

Many jobs, in particular ones involving working at the hospital, have a certain way of… how do you say… taking you there.  One of the great (horrible) things about being a health care practitioner is...

Two things are needed for a spectacular abdominal exam: luck and an abdomen.  The following review focuses on different aspects of the abdominal exam, after which you should be more confident than ever to...

Over the past few months at GomerBlog, we've received thousands upon thousands of letters from doctors all over the world asking us how they can improve their image and become the coolest doctor on...

Nurses and doctors use fancy words to communicate and sound smart before patients, families and each other. Having spent most of his adult life in the hospital, Livin La Vida Locum, M.D. shares the...