A year in the life of an ordinary doctor in an extraordinary place. Names, dates, genders, and locations are changed for reasons of confidentiality. Except mine.

I need to crack on..., written 6 days ago, I still have vast amounts of study to do for my rapidly approaching FRCA primary exam. The second part of the anaesthetic primary is an oral exam so, I also need to practice speaking about various exam topics in a sensible way.I'm afraid that blogging is go...

Patient Testimonial for Child's Eye Exam: Sofia and Laura Talpos, written 1 week ago,   5 year old Sofia Talpos is Dr Bearden's patient.  She has been in our Davie office to visit Dr Bearden at Visionary Eyecare next to Pearle Vision in Davie several times in the past few months so Dr Bearden can ...

Run for the Fallen, written 1 week ago, This morning people all over the country ran a mile in honor of each fallen soldier from Operation Iraqi Freedom. Run for the Fallen is " a collective of runners whose mission is clear and simple: To run one mile for every American service member killed i...

Pacemaker + Fail = Pump and Blow, Load and Go!, written 1 week ago, The call is for "trouble breathing" but by the time we get there, it's something else. A community swimming pool and it's a guy in his late 60s. He started having trouble catching his breath in the pool.The BLS (Basic Life...

A web site dedicated to the study of the Confederation of Health Service Employees (COHSE) and National Asylum Workers Union (NAWU), National Union of County Officers (NUCO) including the Guild of Nurses. The site also notes the positive role COHSE, NUPE,

A Little Man, written 10 hours ago, William R. Winters, Jr. was in for his 18 month Well Child Visit today. He brought his mother with him. I had done a weight check halfway between his one-year visit and today, just to make sure his weight didn't slip. At a year old, I even checked his basic labs, ...

You're never to old to learn computer skills, written 4 hours ago, E-health is the use of Internet technology and electronic communication to support the delivery and management of health care services. Despite the advantages of the Internet and advances in electronic communication, utilization of t...

Journal of Medical Internet Research, written 1 day ago, JMIR - the leading OPEN ACCESS* peer-reviewed transdisciplinary journal on health and health care in the Internet age. The new JMIR Impact Factor released in June 2008 is now 3.0! JMIR is top ranked as the #6 journal in the health sciences cat...

Multiple Choice Rx, written 17 hours ago, As much as I try to second-guess my thoughts, I cannot yet shake my newfound interest passion for Neurology, especially the subcategory of cerebrovascular diseases. It's possible that I may be overcompensating for my previous wariness of Neurology and Neuros...

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Alabama's Fat Tax, written 1 day ago, The 37,537 state workers in Alabama are among the lucky. They pay nothing for their health insurance but that could change come January 2010. Employees who are overweight—that is, have a BMI of 30 or higher—will have to pay $25 a month toward their insurance...

European group meets over isotope supply, written 15 hours ago, The Association of Imaging Producers & Equipment Suppliers (AIPES) held a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on September 3 to discuss the shortage of molybdenum-99 in Europe.

Merge launches offsite disaster recovery program, written 2 hours ago, Merge Healthcare of Milwaukee has debuted an offsite disaster recovery service.

Family of Deceased Wins Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Negligent Hospital, written 1 day ago, The Texas Supreme Court upheld a medical malpractice award for the family of a man who died of a heart attack after waiting 12 hours for treatment following his admission to a hospital emergency room f...

The Right Place, written 8 hours ago, It was hot and he had walked for a whilejust looking for the right placesecluded and out of sightthis was a private party.It hadn't rained in weeksbut he wouldn't have noticed that.The hot gravel crunched under his shoesand nothing could distract him.He felt for...

Halloween, written 8 hours ago, A cute, but hyper, patient was in for an ADHD checkup this week. He's already dreaming of Halloween, and was musing aloud about what he wanted to be this year.His mother suggested a big Concerta pill.That I would like to see.

Airline Hassles and the Traveling Medical Professional, written 1 month ago, Luckily, I don't have to fly as often as I used to. But travelers and locum tenens travel all the time. It is a necessary part of the profession. How has the recent airline changes affected you and your desire to contine do...

Collaborative Innovation, written 5 days ago, The Olympics and party conventions give me hope that we can build on the desire to be a part of something larger than ourselves to unite and improve.  Leanne Carlson defined innovation as the art and science of how we evolve for the future (Carlson LK...

Professor of Nursing Writes a Guide for Student Success, written 2 days ago, My goodness, what took so long? Lots and lots of years after I graduated from nursing school, a professor at Rutgers College of Nursing in New Jersey has written a 256-page soft-cover book filled with sage advice on how to ...