Doldrums

Monday Doldrums down in the hole, behind the wall of construction. Very Slow, only 22 patients. Mostly DOT and sports physicals, with routine Internal Medicine refills. One mixed scabies and Rhus Dermatitis rash. A couple Rhinosinusitis. Gong to ride, then Judo with...

Gloomy Sunday.

Gloomy – Rainy Sunday. 14 patients in the door. Medication Consults and Weight Loss & labs x5. Mood DO and Chronic Pain x2, Food Borne gastroenteritis with N/V/D from 4 AM. Revised lumbar MRSA I&D RTC with excellent regression of abscess and symptoms,...

Fighting HIV in Africa

Five million children, women, and men in Africa, have received anti-retroviral treatment under PEPFAR. In 2010 alone, 600,000 pregnant mothers received treatment so their newborn children would not be infected with HIV. These, millions of people live productive,...

Catch Up Saturday

Catch Up Saturday. 15 patients in the door. More procedures. Revised I&D returns with significant improvement – Unpacked wick, drained more purulent dc, but cellulitis is diminished as is pain & swelling – repacked with about 12 inches of Iodoform...

Freaky Friday

Freaky Friday, very busy morning, 15 in the door before noon, 16 more to close the day out, at 31 patients. BUT LOTS of procedures. Foreign Body removal and I&D of abscessed lateral thumb. I&D of abscess cuticle and paronichia in another thumb. Granulating...