See-Saw

Slammed this Saturday Morning – right from the 10 AM bell – 12 patients in the door by 11:30 AM. Slowing down about 12:30 PM – a stack of charts to finish. We finished out at 17 patients, very slow after the initial rush. Dysphagia, Cough, and...

Serious Illnesses Behind the Wall.

33 Patients, steady Friday. Behind the Wall at CEMC. Influenza x3 one type A, two type B, one of the Type B’s had Type A back in early January. R inguinal Hernia & Varicocoelle sent to general surgery. Disability assessments x2. Several Gastroenteritis with...

Emerging Infectious Disease

The CDC has warned that Doctors should be watchful of patients who develop a severe acute lower respiratory illness within 10 days of returning from the Arabian Peninsula or neighboring countries. These individuals may be infected with a Corona virus illness not seen...

Resource or Rationing?

A new study from the University of California, San Francisco, funded by the federal government, lists 12 specific items physicians can use as a ‘mortality index’ to help them determine whether screening tests, medical procedures, medications, and other treatments, are...

Behind the Wall at CEMC.

Peripatetic Thursday behind the Cement Wall and down in the hole at CEMC. Bemoaning my clinic’s new lack of exposure and access due to the construction, now ongoing x1 year, and with at least x5 months left to go. Does anyone know a good muralist, to paint the...

A Lab Test Day

Whew. 6 patients in the door at closing time, just finishing up now. 4 joined the Boutique Community Clinic Program. Cold. Cloudy. Snow Flurry Wednesday. Again slow morning, then brisk afternoon. Finished Out at 28 patients. Influenza x3 – two Type B, one Type...