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I rarely have the time to read for fun, but this is a must read. | cancerward
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October 29, 2009 • 1:05 pm. I rarely have the time to read for fun, but this is a must read. The honor of worrying – of caring, of easing suffering, of being present – may be our most important task, not only as friends but as physicians, too. And when we are finally capable of that, we will have become true healers. 8211; Final Exam, Pauline Chen. November 5, 2009 at 6:22 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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January | 2010 | cancerward
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January 27, 2010 • 5:07 pm. Why I believe the Alberta Children’s Hospital is the nicest hospital in the country. I’ve had the opportunity to work in many of the major hospitals in Canada. Over the next few weeks, I’ll tour the remaining major centres. But for now, ACH takes the cake. Here’s why. Huge-ass (and clean) washrooms. Wide-ass hallways with the kids art work displayed throughout. Exterior designed by the kiddies themselves. Those light posts also change all sorts of colors. I’m not the big...
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May | 2009 | cancerward
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May 20, 2009 • 9:51 pm. Just another day in the neighbourhood. As I was crawling into bed last night, eagerly anticipating the next few hours of sweet sweet sleep, my pager goes off. Figuring it was just another broken arm or sprained ankle, I dragged myself to the ED only to discover, to my selfish glee, that a man had fallen into a grain auger and had partially amputated his left foot. I forgot to steal a copy of the actual x-rays but this is a pretty good reenactment. And this was after. Or maybe I...
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KN | cancerward
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October 8, 2009 • 10:31 pm. IP with the brain tumor and the toothless smile. GH with the intractable depression who upon discharge, went home and broke her hip, and who will likely never leave the hospital again… and MJ, with the overbearing/useless daughter who used the hospital as a babysitting service despite her mother’s great response to treatment. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).
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Just another day in the neighbourhood | cancerward
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May 20, 2009 • 9:51 pm. Just another day in the neighbourhood. As I was crawling into bed last night, eagerly anticipating the next few hours of sweet sweet sleep, my pager goes off. Figuring it was just another broken arm or sprained ankle, I dragged myself to the ED only to discover, to my selfish glee, that a man had fallen into a grain auger and had partially amputated his left foot. I forgot to steal a copy of the actual x-rays but this is a pretty good reenactment. And this was after. You are comme...
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May 18, 2009 • 9:29 pm. What differentiates a Christian doctor from a non-Christian doctor? Or a Muslim, Hindu or Buddhist doctor for that matter? I struggle greatly with this issue. I know fantastic doctors on both sides… those who have the bedside manner of Mother Teresa, and others who have the surgical dexterity of Dr. Ben Carson himself. Or maybe I’ve just missed all of the patient-centered prayer meetings… har har. March 2, 2009 • 8:21 am. Sagging eye bags here I come! I’m a creeper. C: “too ...
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Crappy consults. | cancerward
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August 24, 2010 • 6:43 pm. The bane of every physician’s existence is the crappy consult. Especially when they happen at 3:30 in the morning, especially when the patient has been sitting in Emerg since 3:30 in the afternoon, and especially when the consulting physician gets the unit clerk to call in the consult. These are a few of the gems from the past month. 1 A consult by my attending to a urologist. And I quote:. 8220;can’t pee. flomax don’t work.”. M: “ok, and what else? M: “you have a consult?
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My issue with affirmation and encouragement | cancerward
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January 13, 2010 • 11:04 pm. My issue with affirmation and encouragement. I’m not the biggest American Idol fan but whenever I do watch it, I am utterly amazed at the blatant lack of singing ability that people possess. However, what amazes me even more are the countless contestants that break into tears and cry when the judges tell them they suck, as if its any surprise at all. Then they go on to cuss out the judges and make a fool of themselves. Little Jonny wants to be a doctor? Let’s all celebr...
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August | 2010 | cancerward
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August 24, 2010 • 6:43 pm. The bane of every physician’s existence is the crappy consult. Especially when they happen at 3:30 in the morning, especially when the patient has been sitting in Emerg since 3:30 in the afternoon, and especially when the consulting physician gets the unit clerk to call in the consult. These are a few of the gems from the past month. 1 A consult by my attending to a urologist. And I quote:. 8220;can’t pee. flomax don’t work.”. M: “ok, and what else? M: “you have a consult?
