I’m a BIG fan of Grey’s Anatomy (not exactly a select group of fans – just a few bazillion of us!). Thursday’s episode included a story about a woman who was undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. They took a sample of her blood, then when she began having problems, whisked her off to surgery. During surgery, […]
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When there is a tragedy like the tornadoes in Lady Lake, Florida, or Hurricane Katrina, of course, I think about Electronic Medical Records. Even President Bush mentioned them during this State of the Union address last month. Whether or not you are a fan of his, you should know about EMRs. The idea of keeping
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A busy morning… and I’m feeling very global in my reach today! One of the most satisfying aspects to my work is the connections I make with other people who are helping patients. Some are from the medical world, but most are not. Most of us come to this work having suffered a bad experience
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I heard this week from Martha who asked me to help her get the word out about a problem that is possibly the root of dozens of health problems, and is not recognized as THE diagnosis as often as it should be. Sleep apnea, which is MORE than just a problem sleeping — and it
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An article popped up in my email a few days ago, and I thought I would share it. A young man in California had undergone surgery for a kidney problem. Afterwards he had a great deal of pain and was not healing properly. They finally discovered that a 1×2 foot surgical towel had been left
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I heard this weekend from a woman who read my columns about MRSA. She shared her experience — how she contracted MRSA seven years ago, and a recent experience with surgery. She was frustrated because, for the most recent surgery, she was put on a floor in the hospital that was just for MRSA patients
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I heard this weekend from a woman who read my columns about MRSA. She shared her experience — how she contracted MRSA seven years ago, and a recent experience with surgery. She was frustrated because, for the most recent surgery, she was put on a floor in the hospital that was just for MRSA patients
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Yesterday I saw the surgeon who was part of my misdiagnosis story for the first time in 2-1/2 years. He was one of the good guys in the story. He did what he was supposed to do, and did it to his best ability. But I realized as we were chatting, that he was also
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