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A Country Doctor Writes:. Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a housecall bag and a fountain pen. A Country Doctor Writes:. A Country Doctor Reads:. Over time I will be adding things I’ve been offering my patients for self-help or empowerment purposes. The Lazy Man’s Guide to Calorie Counting. Fats: The Good, The Bad and The Deadly. The Why and When of Fingerstick Blood Sugar Testing. What Is a Normal Blood Test? Most Read This Week. Cure Sometimes, Treat Often, Comfort Always. The Minimum Effective Dose.

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A Country Doctor Writes:. Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a housecall bag and a fountain pen. A Country Doctor Writes:. A Country Doctor Reads:. Does Lightning Strike Twice? February 15, 2015. Everyone’s memories are smattered with numbers that carry great significance; I once had a 40.2 degree fever (104 F), my bedroom temperature was 13 degrees (55 F) one January morning, and so on. Numbers you grow up with carry more emotional weight than ones you learned as an adult. On a typical day at my border ...

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The Sick Game of Medicare D Formularies | A Country Doctor Writes:

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A Country Doctor Writes:. Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a housecall bag and a fountain pen. A Country Doctor Writes:. A Country Doctor Reads:. When a Housecall is Worth a Thousand Tests. A Near Miss, Technology Notwithstanding. The Sick Game of Medicare D Formularies. January 31, 2015. The letters are usually four pages long and begin by saying that my patient has received a temporary supply of the medication I prescribed. This presents a choice between a few courses of action for the average doctor:.

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A Country Doctor Writes:. Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a housecall bag and a fountain pen. A Country Doctor Writes:. A Country Doctor Reads:. A Country Doctor, Duped. April 23, 2016. A woman in her mid thirties with a terrible limp and a past surgical history in the dozens became my patient two years ago. Her prosthetic left leg served her well, but her right leg was moving awkwardly because of advanced hip arthritis and a formerly shattered ankle. Last summer, we got an emergency room report from ...

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“And Stay Away From Doctors” | A Country Doctor Writes:

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A Country Doctor Writes:. Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a housecall bag and a fountain pen. A Country Doctor Writes:. A Country Doctor Reads:. Missing the Old A&P. A Very Careful Driver. 8220;And Stay Away From Doctors”. April 13, 2015. Earnest Tipp was very overdue for his blood pressure follow-up. Almost a year and a half overdue, as a matter of fact. The last few times I had refilled his medications, I had added needs follow up to the signum on his scripts. It didn’t take long to establish ...

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A Country Doctor Writes:. Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a housecall bag and a fountain pen. A Country Doctor Writes:. A Country Doctor Reads:. The Man With the Shrinking Lung. March 13, 2015. The last few days have been really busy, but they still felt controlled, almost leisurely and smooth. Patients have been seen on time, my office notes have been completed in real time and my superbills have been submitted before each patient reached the check-out station. Things were really humming. Every day I...

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Missing the Old A&P | A Country Doctor Writes:

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A Country Doctor Writes:. Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a housecall bag and a fountain pen. A Country Doctor Writes:. A Country Doctor Reads:. The Man With the Shrinking Lung. 8220;And Stay Away From Doctors”. Missing the Old A&P. March 23, 2015. Patients sometimes squirm or laugh nervously at that, but then they usually indicate understanding and appreciation of what I am doing. Just before our clinic bought an electric medical record system, I walked through a much larger office with their Executi...

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Check out these links to great sites, which are mostly #FOAM (free, open-access medical education). Best Science Medicine podcast. Amal Mattu’s Emergency ECG of the Week. Steve Smith’s ECG Blog. Academic Life in Emergency Medicine. Critical Care Perspectives in Emergency Medicine. Life in the Fast Lane. RAGE Podcast: Resuscitationist’s Awesome Guide to Everything. The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. SMART EM (Scientific Medicine and Research Translation). Mark Crislip’s EdgyDoc.com.

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Normal Blood Pressure | A Country Doctor Writes:

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A Country Doctor Writes:. Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a housecall bag and a fountain pen. A Country Doctor Writes:. A Country Doctor Reads:. March 9, 2015. He spoke rapidly with a slight tremulousness in his voice and seemed to be eager for the visit to be over. His thyroid function and other routine labs were normal. At both visits I recorded his blood pressure in both arms; I had him sit and stand; the first time I saw him, I also checked the pressure in his right leg. Friday afternoon I drove a...

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The Man With the Shrinking Lung | A Country Doctor Writes:

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A Country Doctor Writes:. Notes from a doctor with a laptop, a housecall bag and a fountain pen. A Country Doctor Writes:. A Country Doctor Reads:. Missing the Old A&P. The Man With the Shrinking Lung. March 21, 2015. I see some odd things in my clinic. One recent diagnostic dilemma was a man in his late fifties with shortness of breath. His physical exam and repeat EKG were essentially unchanged; perhaps he had even weaker breath sounds in his left lung. This time his oxygen saturation was only 90%.