Diagnostic Criteria for a ‘Train Wreck’ Patient
How does one identify a train wreck? GomerBlog polled 1,000,000 health care providers in the last 48 hours and the general consensus is that,...
Doctor Diureses List with 80 mg of Lasix, Net Negative 14 Patients
ATLANTA, GA - Finding his census of 20 patients unacceptable, medicine attending Randy Evans did the only logical thing: he gave his patient list...
Residents No Longer Matched According to Last Name/Specialty Pun
The National Residency Match Program (NRMP) is planning a small update in their mystical computer algorithms which will erase one of US healthcare's greatest...
Two Examples of Amazingly Subpar Lumbar Puncture Procedure Notes
Amazingly Subpar Lumbar Puncture Procedure Note #1
Procedure:
This is Spinal Tap.
Date/Time:
Optional.
Indication:
Infectious Diseases said it was a good idea.
Resident:
Dr. Kyle Richter, PGY-1.
Attending:
Yes.
A time-out was completed to...
COVID-19 Solves Resident Duty Hour Problems
When ICU resident Dr. Donna Mursa was called to evaluate a patient with suspected COVID-19, she wasn’t scared at all. She was thrilled. She...
Overbearing Senior Resident Unaware of Own Skill in Alienating Others
The first day of Marcella Wallace’s dermatology rotation quickly went downhill when she was exposed to Dr. H. William Wellington-Rothschild, Jr.
“Call me Chaz, everyone...
Learn the Lyrics to “Rudolph the Brown-Nosed Intern”
Are you ready to sing along to this Christmas classic?! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Intro
You know Thomas and Becky and Patrick and Vicki
Connie and Colin and...
NBME Announces Yet Another Board Examination STEP Up 4
PHILADELPHIA, PA - In an unexpected press release, the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) revealed that a new Step examination for the United...
Top 16 Med School Music Parody Videos
GomerBlog is proud to present our selections for the Top 16 Medical School Music Parody Videos. Our selection criteria looked at music and video...
Patients and Residents Use Buddy System to Reduce Handoffs
LOS ANGELES, CA - The UCLA Medical Center is using a patient-resident buddy system in response to a recent study about restricted resident work...