Hospital Frequent Flyer Helps Orient New Intern
NORFOLK, VA - In a true example of what a wonderful patient-doctor partnership can be, a local frequent flyer helped orient an off-service intern...
ICU Signout: ‘Codes Every Few Minutes, But Otherwise Stable’
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - During signout for the patient transferring out of the medical intensive care unit (MICU) today, third-year medical resident Louis Jenner...
2016 Updated Laws of the House of God
If you haven't read The House of God yet and you are in medicine, stop reading our blog and go read it. It really...
Laboratory Technician Decides to Delay ‘Stat’ Blood Test Result Due to Excessive Pestering
INDIANA – Today a laboratory technician at Holy Cross Hospital decided enough was enough and took matters into his own hands. At 5:42 a.m....
Orthopaedics to Begin to Use Emojis in Progress Notes
CHICAGO, IL - In a progressive move by the National Orthopaedic Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Orthopaedists (NOSOSO), emojis have now been approved to...
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...
Medicine Resident Slaps Monitor Hoping V-Fib is Just Artifact
ATLANTA, GA - Implementing an often overlooked early step in the ACLS algorithm, third-year Emory University internal medicine resident Carrie-Ann Winslow slapped the monitor at the patient's...
Program Director Announces Fair Wage for Residents… HAHA! Just Kidding!
The director of a well-regarded residency program created a stir this morning when he announced a significant wage increase for trainees. In an email...
Medcomic: Pen the Doctor Borrowed
Pen the Doctor Borrowed (PTDB) is a condition that occurs when a student loans their pen to a preceptor and never sees it returned....
Patient “Starving to Death” After 1 Hour NPO, Actually Starves to Death Another Hour...
NASHVILLE, TN - At midnight, patient Eric Stephens was made "NPO after midnight." After one hour, patient complained to his nurses and physicians, stating...