steady Sunday, short rain break

13 patients – steady Sunday with a short rain break – regular Staff with the day off, due to ill grandmother. Last patient was severe Rhus Dermatitis after the bell. Turned away a few phone calls. R foot plantar-Calcaneal heel spur injection. Lupus flare....

Peripatetic Tuesday.

16 patients. Peripatetic Tuesday. 3 at the bell. A call from my old classmate Dr. Richard Mohammed (TAMU ’93), just to say hi. He’s working ER down in Daytona, doing well. Labs and Lab consults. Mood disorders and Acute Depression. Mycotic Sinusitis with...

doors at closing

Rush on the doors at closing. Chain saw injury to the wrist. x37 sutures outside, x12 sutures inside – closed an arteriole and tendon sheath. Lady to r/o DVTs and sciatica. One UTI and Pyelonephritis. Two med refills. All 5 after after 6:30 PM. 27 patients total...

rushed the doors

Whew, Finishing up Wednesday. No time to ride. They rushed the doors at closing time. 33 patients. Staph Folliculitis from self excoriation, and spoon lesions, ecchymotic and cellulitic. A house call on a different home bound patient, to weak to come in, afraid to go...

Delayed Tuesday

Delayed Tuesday Blog. 32 patients. Last one out the door was the late arriving lactated-ringer’s yellow bag for rehydration of alcohol related gastritis, with tremor, and anorexia. Ran a bit late, dc’d the line, then took Kell to Judo. His arm is...

Peanut Allergy

Per the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, peanut allergy is one of the most common causes of food-related sensitivities, and death. However, there is an increasing body of medical opinion that the dramatic rise in frequency of nut allergies, and more...