Ophtho’s Guide to Internal Medicine Abbreviations
Not long ago we asked our Medicine colleagues to help us learn about ophtho abbreviations, which we did. Time to reverse the roles: Gomerblog...
Stephen Hawking Develops VP Shunt Law
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND - Brilliant theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking has stunned the scientific community once again. After years of researching the...
A Primer to How We All Consult One Another
Does your patient need help but you're just not sure who to consult for help? This GomerBlog primer is here to break things down...
Urologist Does Double-Take at Correct Pronunciation of “Prostate”
ST. PAUL, MN - After 20 years of clinical practice as Professor of Urology at the University Institute, Dr. Nick Riviera had effectively become...
Patient Survives & Beats Level I Trauma Center, Moves On to Level II
ATLANTA, GA - It has been a challenging year for 27-year-old Michael Snead, who broke his right femur in a motorcycle accident 6 months...
Game of Thrones HMOs Going Bankrupt
KINGS LANDING, WESTERNOS - Following a three-year onslaught of unexpected increases in operating cost, all five major health maintenance organization (HMO) companies serving the Seven...
Ophthalmologist Palpates Retina with Finger As Part of Dilated Eye Exam
NORCROSS, GA - Area ophthalmologist Rick Cavalier believes in taking full advantage of dilated pupils during his eye exams, which is why he not...
Med Student Wows Surgeon with Suction Technique
DENVER, CO – Medical student James Taverny turned heads in the OR when he made history with perfect suction technique during an open cholecystectomy...
Report: Ability to Wear Scrubs to Work is Only Thing Keeping Health Care Professionals...
CHICAGO, IL - According to a recent poll of nearly 20,000 health care professionals jointly conducted by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), American...
Ortho Consults Medicine to See if It’s Spelled Orthopedics or Orthopaedics
BOSTON, MA - Unable to settle a decades-long debate amongst themselves, orthopods at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have swallowed their pride and consulted their...