It was a long time ago, the same galaxy. It was shortly after September 11th, and I was working on the dialysis unit in Butte, Montana. Yeah, the name looks like butt, insert Beavis and Butthead laugh here. Everyone was in a dark-assed mood. Lower Manhattan was still in chaos, and we were still coming …
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One of the crazier parts about doing a blog is choice of material. There are so many things in the news daily, but quite often, it’s just too much to write about everything. Although, we certainly try to do that. Many little things this week have reared their ugly heads, but none so ugly as …
I got the inevitable phone call at 1 AM. The patient is at the nurses’ station saying he thinks he has the flu. The nurse tells me his temperature is mildly elevated and he complains of a dry cough and stuffy nose. Surprise, surprise, he wants something for it. Looking at the chart, I see …
I feel like I need one of those Food Network (Ted Allen) celebrities to say, Karen here has burning with urination, you have 15 minutes, time starts, NOW! Why 15 minutes? Well, that is what our insurance overlords typically pay for us to see anyone. Now you and I know that we take more time …
