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Surgeonsblog: Breast Cancer Women
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Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. Saturday, September 09, 2006. Something you may not know, and won't get by looking at most renditions of them, is that the legendary Amazon warrior women. And about types; not even the gooey stuff itself! The prof was unsurprised: "Happens all the time," he said. "Always the men. Ladies live with blood. It's no big deal to them." Bunch 'a wimps, we. Addendum, 5/2014: I was sent this link.
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Treat Me With Respect: May 2006
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Wednesday, May 24, 2006. At least one hospital appears to have gotten the message about noise. The sound echoed throughout Montefiore Medical Center, like somebody pounding dozens of nails around the clock. The source was actually a pill banger, used to crush medications for geriatric patients who can't swallow whole pills. Posted by Amy Tuteur, MD at 8:30 AM. Links to this post. Monday, May 22, 2006. I'm certainly not perfect. Like most obstetricians, I did a rotating internship which included 6 months ...
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Treat Me With Respect: April 2006
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006. This week's edition of Grand Rounds. The best of the medical blogosphere, is up at Health Business Blog! Posted by Amy Tuteur, MD at 7:32 AM. Links to this post. Saturday, April 22, 2006. Is a fascinating look at the latest buzzword, P4P, pay for perfomance. Dr.Robert Centor of DB's Medical Rants. Faced off against Dr. Michael Barr. On the face of it, who could object to P4P? First, an example:. Whose "performance" is better? Obviously, the second oncologist is the "better" docto...
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Surgeonsblog: Big Joe
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Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. Monday, October 23, 2006. A day, which flows through a tube called the bile duct. Associated with cancer. Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and has feathers. A duck. Duct. Was successfully placed, so by the time I operated on Big Joe, his bilirubin levels were falling. The operation would be a Whipple Procedure, which I've referred to previously. The operation was surprisingly easy desp...
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Surgeonsblog: Memorable Patients: Part seven
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Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. Thursday, September 21, 2006. Memorable Patients: Part seven. Side effects of high dose steroids. In the middle of the belly wall, the rectus muscles (the six-pack muscles, in the fine and fit) are separated by a fibrous band, called the linea alba. Sharply, fastly, and get in there. What you'd expect, based on the odds, is a bleeding duodenal ulcer. For myriad reasons, but it was clear the ...
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Surgeonsblog: Breast Cancer: scary tales
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Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. Monday, September 04, 2006. Breast Cancer: scary tales. Here is a truism by which I've always stood in my breast practice: an excellent way to investigate a palpable (feelable) breast lump is " fine needle aspiration. In fact, I'm a bit of a fanatic about it: I think gazillions of dollars are wasted by unnecessary breast ultrasounds. A breast lump is either solid or liquid. For the most ...
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The World As I Know It: April 2014
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The World As I Know It. The occasional musings of a mother/wife/physician/citizen of the world - it will be updated as and when inspired to do so.please keep tuning in. Thursday, April 10, 2014. I wonder what the response will be from the Ministry of Health to t his mother's letter. In the Straits Times. Polyclinic doctors don't have it easy. PUBLISHED ON APR 10, 2014. Some patients express their frustration through anti-social behaviour, such as stealing the doctor's mobile phone, using abusive language...
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The World As I Know It: September 2014
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The World As I Know It. The occasional musings of a mother/wife/physician/citizen of the world - it will be updated as and when inspired to do so.please keep tuning in. Tuesday, September 30, 2014. I am impressed by the civility of these protesters who have taken to cleaning up after themselves, picking up trash and leaving the streets as clean as possible. Some have indicated that it's because they love Hong Kong. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). It's A Zoo Out There. A Chance to Cut is a Chance to Cure.
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Surgeonsblog: Head-Scratcher
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Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon. Friday, August 07, 2009. I simply don't get it. Is making insurance portable, and preventing the companies from pulling the plug on coverage when you get sick really that infuriating? In what way is any of it socialism? Do any of the protesters even understand the word? Premiums doubling every few years? Losing coverage when they lose a job? Is that what they want? Except that it isn't. ...