Anatomy Lesson: The Anus from Mianus

Learning can be fun, especially in Mianus, CT.

Drug Seeker Stories...and a Vagina Story for Kicks

I always wonder why docs get so worked-up by drug-seekers.

Why not just fuck with 'em by being honest and direct?

(For the non-physician readers, we really do get these stories--so often, in fact, that it's hard to remember them all. We do want them to get better, but the first step (seriously) is to confront them on the lies they tell others and themselves.)

Never mind the misuse of resources....PandaBear is an ER doc, remember.

Health Care Competiton in The Simpsons

So, I started this post just looking for a picture of my hero, Dr. Nick Riviera.

But in the process, I found and learned so much more.

In an insightful piece published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal in 1998, two physicians analyze the medical care received by Homer J. Simpson and his family.

Which is the better physician, in terms of balancing cost and quality, Nick Riviera, or Dr. Julius Hibbert?

Oh, who the fuck am I kidding?! I don't care. Dr. Nick kicks ass.

Read the CMAJ article comparing these two physicians for the Simpson family here.

McGill University & House

Yes.

It's true.

Health Punk is a McGill alumnus.  Faculty of Medicine.  

So, whether or not you like the show, "House, M.D." should really be "House, M.D., C.M."

And whether or not you like the show, and for the non-Canadians reading this, McGill is and will always be better than University of Toronto. 

Fuck Anatomy. Who Needs it Anyway?

Check out this post from The Devil's Kitchen, which comments on a letter from a nursing student posted by Dr. Crippen at The NHS Blog Doctor.

Bottom line:  Anatomy and physiology aren't apparently considered to be an important part of nurse training by the NHS.

Of course, here in the US, we should be glad that we don't have to deal with this shit.

Even I thought so, until a conversation with a nurse practitioner in training last week (who will remain anonymous).  It sounds like in her program, a full 2 weeks of anatomy is considered sufficient.

What the fuck is going on here?  

Are these the same nurse practitioners that will be staffing retail clinics at Wal-Mart stores across the country?  You bet your ass they are.

Fuck!