I think we can drop any pretense about the judicious use of imaging in medicine. It’s a lost cause. My radiology friends and I have a running exchange of the myriad absurd reasons for doing CTA’s (= CT angiography). It all distills down to the hypothetical clinical scenario of “itching out of proportion to dandruff.”Continue reading ““Literally….””
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“The Devil Went Down the Jordan”
“Tired of Winning, Yet?”
“Operation Epic Folly”
“Elegant Brown Toilet”
This post was added as a needed sorbet from posts about our oxygen-sucking idiotocratic national leadership, who continue to pile stupid upon stupid and corrupt upon corrupt.
“Lies Are Like Oxygen”
I have to admit this singular fact. That Trumpf has been open and honest about a few specific things over what has become our interminable national nightmare. He did boast about not properly paying his taxes. And he described his technique of greeting attractive women wherein he’ll “just grab them by the pussy.” Both trueContinue reading ““Lies Are Like Oxygen””
“Carnival Minds”
“Cheating Life: A Memoir”
Right-wing journalists often use obfuscating wiggle words around Trump saying things like, “he’s the most consequential president of the modern age.” You know what’s also consequential? Cholera is consequential. And cancer. And, and… and crocodiles. Another one that Hugh Hewitt used was the sports analogy that Trump scored an historic upset win over Hillary Clinton.Continue reading ““Cheating Life: A Memoir””
“Hospital Productivity Metrics”
I’ve come to the opinion that business school mostly teaches people how to lie. And smile. Smile when they lie (and earn money on other people’s labor). And they never lie more than with their comparative statistics. Hospital administrators start off by placing a near zero productivity value on a clinician’s administrative tasks, all theContinue reading ““Hospital Productivity Metrics””
“Trivialities”
One of my self-defining characteristics is an enduring love of bread products. Bagel, roll, croissant, pita, popover, naan, you name it. Having a separate, anomalous bread stomach has allowed me to consume large quantities with any meal. No butter required. So keep your Panerai, just give me Panera. What our high school and college curriculaContinue reading ““Trivialities””
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