tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150777262011-11-09T00:08:11.509-08:00My life and times as an Emergency Department RN. The good, the bad, the interesting and everything in between.Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.comBlogger1621100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1145360971339924292006-04-18T04:43:00.000-07:002006-04-18T05:03:53.530-07:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, Emergiblog has moved!Emergiblog is now at its new domain site, so those of you who are kind enough to link to this site, please change your links to emergiblog.comAnd then come on over and check out my brand spankin' new look and join me in a "blog warming" celebration.That Great Day Has Come.Blogger, we've had some good times together but it is time for this blog move along

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1145263924906621042006-04-17T01:30:00.000-07:002006-04-17T02:41:16.046-07:00

What a freakin' wimpy bedbath!Gee, we don't want to overexpose our patient, now do we?She looks like she's giving him a manicure!And I guess we don't need privacy because nothing is showing! What's she going to do when she gets past (shock!) the elbow?Were axilla off limits back then?Well, at least according to the ad, the patient will experience a "delightful cleanliness"....of his distal

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1145166840305166922006-04-15T22:45:00.000-07:002006-04-15T22:58:45.703-07:00

To my Christian brethren, may you have a wonderful Easter Sunday as we celebrate the rising of our Lord and our reconciliation to God. For while Christ died for our sins, it is the Resurrection that gives us our hope. What can I say, eternal life rocks!To my Jewish friends and readers, I hope your celebration of Passover was everything you wanted it to be.For those who do not celebrate the

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1145165132155184872006-04-15T20:05:00.000-07:002006-04-15T22:32:04.076-07:00

A woman wearing her mother's nightgown and carrying a pot of coffee enters the room and finds a man slumped over on a desk.She does a quick check of the "NBC"s of initial assessment: neck, back and collar.Neck: present, discoloration to right lateral aspect, r/o hickey vs. birthmarkBack: present, shirt intact, alteration in fashion sense secondary to style and color noted.Collar: alteration in

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1144809875863004242006-04-14T06:34:00.000-07:002010-08-02T12:27:21.258-07:00

Oh man, is it a full moon or something?I only did eight hours tonight but I'm beginning to think I work at Hell Community Hospital.My patients were all wonderful. It's not them. They all had a sense of humor and were a pleasure to care for.And I work in THE best ER in the San Francisco area, so it isn't the job.It is the intensity of the illnesses, the number of patients who are seriously sick

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1144971065082167392006-04-13T16:24:00.000-07:002006-04-14T05:32:04.280-07:00

UPDATE: THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU POST WHEN YOU ARE TOTALLY TICKED OFF. IT SEEMS THAT THE PHOTO BELOW IS ACTUALLY A FAKE, SOMEHOW USING PHOTOSHOP TO PUT MOHAMMED IN THE SCENE AS IT IS SHOWN. THAT IS WHY MOHAMMED LOOKS LIKE A SOUTH PARK CHARACTER AND NOT A FAMILY GUY CHARACTER. I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH TO EXPLAIN THE INTRICACIES OF PHOTOSHOP, SO I CAN'T BE SPECIFIC. AND SO.....ALTHOUGH THE PHOTO

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1144820825584950422006-04-11T22:42:00.000-07:002006-04-12T01:58:44.996-07:00

Greatest hygienic handicap?At least as your daughter's doctor views it?.Hey, at least the doctor is a woman here, which was probably unusual for the times.The poor, poor patient who is experiencing her...uh...monthy "visitor". She looks just beside herself with period-ness.I wish I had the luxury of flopping in a chair. The more likely scenario is that I'd be in your face because you moved my

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If heaven denied you beauty, you can at least get the latest in the medical blogosphere, this week hosted by Jon at Anxiety, Addiction and Depression Treatments!If you get over to Grand Rounds, that is!I can't guarantee that you'll become beautiful or start growing an animal on your head.I can guarantee a wonderful list of topics from bloggers you have known and loved and those who are new to the

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Got a nagging cough?Have you tried.....Heroin?Did you know that aspirin was the substitute for salicylates?Piperazine: the antiarthritic? It's a worm medicine!Hemicranin? Sounds like a neurosurgical procedure.Somatose? It's the name of an Australian rock band (I'm serious, check out Google!)You could send for samples! Yes, I'd like a sample of heroin, please. Would it be possible to have two?

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1144389640028880462006-04-06T22:49:00.000-07:002006-04-06T23:06:17.230-07:00

Well, women may not be especially susceptible to forgetting to link to Grand Rounds, but this female sure is!Switch my work schedule by one freakin' day and I forget only the major link of the week.So, if you haven't already partaken of the treats over at Urostream and this week's Grand Rounds ,I suggest you do so STAT.Only don't say that Kim sent you because then Keagirl will know that I am late

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1144194104014954972006-04-04T16:26:00.000-07:002006-04-05T05:44:39.373-07:00

There's tonic in the air!Actually, it's called air conditioning. This is an ad for air conditioning.Supposedly it made a better environment in which to heal.I mean, like, who wants to sweat when you have measles?Take a good look at the photo.Doctor, nurse, three young male patients.This child obviously need assistance with ambulating.The two kids in bed don't even look sick.Is this some wierd

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1143996167296669732006-04-02T09:35:00.000-07:002006-04-02T19:19:02.443-07:00

Oh fellow bloggers,Do not do what I have done.I backed up my Blogger template because I was trying to switch to putting Emergiblog over at Yahoo, complete with my own domain name (which I own at enom.com) and an emergiblog.com mailbox.But it didn't work right.So I put my Blogger template back. Only now my posts are all screwed up in terms of line breaks and symmetry and all the

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1143840601586119732006-03-31T13:06:00.000-08:002006-04-02T09:30:29.630-07:00

There is a person in this photograph who suffers from a rare, dare I say extinct affliction.Yes.It's an actual photo of "Flat Cap Syndrome".Flat Cap Syndrome developed when the brim of one's nursing cap was larger than the fold behind it.Some say that the victims were responsible for choosing to go to a School of Nursing identified by those caps.Don't blame the victim.Maybe it was the only School

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1143785908003648562006-03-30T20:21:00.000-08:002006-04-03T13:21:50.976-07:00

Ummmmm......Oooookaaaaay......Midol made Betty gay?They key to same-sex attraction has been in an over-the-counter pill all this time?How does that explain the guys?Did they get into their sister's stash of Midol and there was no turning back?Well, hey, at least Betty is happy. She probably called Steve, broke up and asked Shirley to the soda fountain hop.Who knew?hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I have been

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1143535216332227752006-03-28T00:39:00.000-08:002006-03-29T01:44:34.396-08:00

Holy cow!I never saw this in Microbiology!Just a bunch of stressed out student nurses trying to cram in it into one summer session going five days a week for five hours a day.Mr. Graham Positive here was nowhere in sight.Then again, I took Micro so long ago that if he was in my class he'd be wearing Angel Flight pants, a silk shirt open to the lower sternum showing (hopefully) chest hair and gold

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1143498725255925542006-03-27T14:16:00.001-08:002006-03-27T15:28:36.236-08:00

Well what on earth is Jiminy Cricket doing as my Grand Rounds mascot today?Well first of all, our favorite NHS Blog Doctor, Dr. John Crippen is our Grand Rounds host this week.Dr. Crippen likes the game of Cricket. Only yours truly thought Cricket was really Croquet.Hence, the Jiminy Cricket mascot.Dr. Crippen quite kindly posted an Emergiblog archived post this week, as this blogger was too

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1143163039718570402006-03-23T16:13:00.000-08:002006-03-23T17:27:38.490-08:00

Another Great Moment In Medicine:All the nurses go to their rooms and every resident in the world gets a good night's sleep!Sorry, nursing colleagues.I couldn't resist.It was my first thought when I saw the photo!This is actually a Parke Davis ad, one of a series.It's a medieval hospital.Doesn't it seem like a lot of wasted space in the center there? How did they heat the thing?The nurse up

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1143073280659600112006-03-22T16:09:00.000-08:002006-03-23T04:11:52.770-08:00

"Mary Louise Shines"?Yeah, and I'm Catherine Zeta Jones.This is no real nurse. I haven't seen her in a single recruitment ad in all the hours I've spent searching the internet.Interestingly enough, she comes from New York, just like Beulah France, RN, our favorite nurse consultant when it comes to harsh toilet tissue.So we can avert the nursing shortage and gain valuable staffing by just using

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I cannot believe I did this.I forgot to link to Grand Rounds at HealthyConcerns.comyesterday!I complimented Elisa on the website and then totally blanked out when I posted yesterday. A great job was done and I'm still reading!So a big shot in the gluteus maximus for me and a thorough washing out of my synapses with Wisk.(I knew I'd find some way to work this photo into the blog! The title of

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1142990122058418072006-03-21T15:55:00.000-08:002006-03-21T17:15:22.293-08:00

I'm speechless.And this is the improved version.Does it come with stirrups?Absolutely everything that comes to mind is totally inappropriate.Oh, gee, my uterus is hanging out, I better go get a Mellier's!They're on sale!hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh When will I ever learn to say "no"?Today was supposed to be a day off but I am picking up four hours for a co-worker tonight.No biggie, we help each other out

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1142848224327794872006-03-20T00:55:00.000-08:002006-03-21T08:54:36.436-08:00

What on earth does Journey have to do with Emergency nursing?Nothing.So why is this old 1979 ad for a rock band on my professional blog?Because I've had the, um...pardon my language, "hots" for Steve Perry for 21 years. (For the uninitiated he is the one on the far left.)And because every single doctor and nurse I have worked with has gotten to take care of someone famous.Except me.I always "just

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1142633858695147832006-03-17T13:50:00.000-08:002006-03-19T07:22:17.356-08:00

It is my understanding (hat tip to: Grunt Doc) that yesterday was "Match Day" for the fourth year medical students.To all our medical school colleagues/bloggers who made it through yesterday with your sanity intact, I hope you were able to "match" with your desired facility/specialty/residency.When I worked at the local World Class Medical Center with Super Hard To Get Into Medical School, I was

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1142463603653408262006-03-15T13:47:00.001-08:002006-03-20T20:32:59.040-08:00

Well, here it is!The health coverage we've been waiting for!$540 for hospital expenses for sickness or accident!That just about covers your first hour.$135 to your doctor!This covers the first telephone consult with the hospitalist. Thank goodness! Your own doctor won't be caring for you so it has to go to somebody!Loss of work is up to $300! Well, for a nurse in the San Francisco Bay Area, that

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1142340599980866092006-03-14T04:31:00.000-08:002006-03-14T04:59:57.746-08:00

Well, something tells me that this nurse will have an empty glass pretty quick here.Which brings us to this week's Grand RoundsThis week the Rounds are hosted by our favorite PICU nurse at Geek Nurse.This week's theme was "Glass Half Empty, Glass Half Full".Emergiblog is represented and I am honored to be a part of the collection of stories submitted this week.Although I have to admit that my cup

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1142289685788367092006-03-13T13:01:00.000-08:002006-03-19T22:17:46.896-08:00

I wish I had Photoshop.The line for this ad should be, "Are YOU A Registered Nurse?"This is me after two twelve-hour shifts in a row and five within 6 days.Actually, this was me after Grand Rounds...Except I'm in sweats and, hopefully, not drooling.I am, however, according to some family members, snoring.The last movie I "dragged" myself through was "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy." Managed to

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1142036903615355402006-03-10T16:15:00.000-08:002006-03-19T22:09:21.020-08:00

Oh great.This never even occured to me until I saw this ad.All those times I ran into the back to grab a bite of the Super Garlic large pizza with extra garlic-flavored cheese on a garlic filled crust.....Could I?Do I?Must I add Tic Tacs to my pocket arsenal of patient tools?I suppose I could always say that it's an olfactory hallucination that always happens with chest pain or dyspnea or

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1141855168614514392006-03-08T13:44:00.000-08:002006-03-08T19:26:28.920-08:00

Ah, the cigarette anatomy class!That double filtered Viceroy tip always messed me up on exams.I could never get the number of filters right.One nurse (on the left) had clinical experience with the double filter, so for her, this was just a review.Wearing caps was a requirement for that class.Just for the record, that is exactly how my cap looks except the stripe is forest green with a tiny gold

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1141768582676112032006-03-07T13:51:00.000-08:002006-03-07T23:55:40.760-08:00

Who needs Belladonna when you've got "Grand Rounds"?Trust me, I had functional GI spasm.And functional cerebral spasms, functional throat spasms, functional tear duct spasms, functional screaming spasms, non-functional (thank god) waves of nausea and acute diaphoresis that would have made a cardiologist blanch.I think I have some hair left.I even invented some new four-letter-words!Nothing like

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1141712002849060492006-03-06T21:43:00.000-08:002006-03-20T00:15:13.243-08:00

Welcome to the Emergiblog edition of that wonderful weekly compilation of everything that is great about the medical blogosphere!Yep, it's Grand Rounds!Right on my own blog!Excuse me for a moment whilst I don my professional demeanor. (I've been running around the room yelling "YES!" and pumping my fists in the air ever since Nick told me this was my week!Until I posted the Rounds on Monday night

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1141633501943924892006-03-05T22:46:00.000-08:002006-03-14T18:10:13.300-08:00

Today's post is a long one, but it's a story I have to tell.My sense of humor is on the back burner this time, but not for long. You may even get an idea of where it comes fromI did want to include this photo of a fan that is actually an advertisement for Tums!My blog-friend Kenju over at JustaskJudy has a huge collection of these and I knew she would appreciate seeing it here!

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1141420976723069612006-03-03T13:01:00.000-08:002006-03-03T13:22:56.920-08:00

We have a new role-model here at Emergiblog today. Her name is Nurse Margaret Kissack and she would like to have a word with you ladies.It looks like she is using her nursing pin as a top button because she doesn't want to show cleavage.And I don't know what is coming out of that bag but it sure doesn't look like a syringe to me, feminine or otherwise.Emergiblog is rated "PG-13" so I won't say

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1141156760414063842006-02-28T11:19:00.000-08:002006-03-02T12:44:08.380-08:00

UPDATE: HEY ALL YOU GRAND ROUNDS SUBMITTERS, I HAVE MONDAY OFF SO I HAVE BACKED UP THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE TO 1700 (5:00 pm). AND BLESS MY COLLEAGUE-WHO-IS-GETTING-HER-PHD-IN-NURSING FOR SWITCHING WITH ME!hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I call this composition "Homeless Man Diagnoses Appendicitis in ER Waiting Room With Mother Draped in Blanket While Child Freezes With Wreath on Head".There was no HIPPA back

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1141154295300587802006-02-28T11:13:00.000-08:002006-02-28T16:23:23.586-08:00

Write what on the chart?She's in love with the neuro surgeon who doesn't know she exists?That she'd rather be waxing her bikini line than working at this particular moment?That she'd like to dot her "i"s with tiny hearts but they told her to stop?Would you believe this was actually part of an ad for razor blades?It was.All she has to do is write "Patient states less pain and skin irritation when

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1141123165828694752006-02-28T01:52:00.000-08:002006-02-28T02:41:23.143-08:00

No riffing on this photo.It kind of made me melancholy for the "old days". "A symbol of American strength." Wow!I actually had a primary physician who would take care of generations of patients in the same family. They called them "general practicioners" back then. He delivered me and took out my tonsils 5 years later.My parents had to switch to Kaiser when I was six and I became a medical

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1140903354382352262006-02-25T13:01:00.000-08:002006-02-25T19:56:55.036-08:00

My chances against pneumonia are great!This guy might have a good chance against pneumonia, if that was his problem.He looks like he's having a massive anterior MI.Or his wife's meatloaf keeps repeating on him.I think he's having an acute anaphylactic reaction to the decor.Who puts an ass (pardon me, I meant donkey), complete with a saddle, on their end table as a decoration?The child will need

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1140745014396919142006-02-23T16:25:00.000-08:002006-02-23T18:11:15.983-08:00

This should be interesting.I am typing on an old Windows desktop computer and I am a die-hard Mac person.No offense, but yuck!The picture to the right is of Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. One of the top 100 hospitals in the United States.Now I know why.hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhI am proud to announce that my daughter has given birth to two NON-CANCEROUS ovarian dermoid cysts.

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1140503879787956412006-02-20T22:21:00.000-08:002006-02-21T05:13:59.300-08:00

Obviously the guy in the first row on the right did not study.I bet he hates the guy to his right, who probably studied non-stop for five months and has no social skills to show for it.The guy in the middle of the second row looks like Tony Soprano got him into medical school.But there is no test for this week's Grand Rounds over at Dr. Andy's place.Just a lotta good linkin' and a ton o'good

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1140485758990531362006-02-20T17:11:00.000-08:002006-02-20T17:36:47.310-08:00

Oh no!It's menopause!She's gonna blow any minute!The father looks ready to grab the kid and run at the first sign of a hot flash!And he thought her PMS was bad!She probably has just read "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Freidan and she wants to escape the confines of her middle-class prison and decide to "find" herself.She'll refuse to make dinner.She'll make her husband iron his own shirts!My

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1140435006863799332006-02-20T02:48:00.000-08:002006-02-20T03:32:03.390-08:00

I started blogging because I realized I knew enough about something (nursing) that I could actually contribute to the blogosphere. I also learned that if your write well enough (see The Bleat by James Lileks), everyday life can be interesting.What I didn't realize is that I would get so much more out of blogging than I could ever contribute.Prior to launching Emergiblog, I had never read a single

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I'm confused.This ad to the left is okay? Three hunky men drop their scrub pants to the floor and look like they meant to do it. No outcry? (Except maybe whoa baby!) These could be nurses, you know! Or the ER doctor standing next to you. Or the OR doc in surgery.I may never look at a ER doc the same way again (hey, I said I was confused, not stupid....).The ad does not hint at the occupation,

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1140169108277493542006-02-17T01:15:00.000-08:002006-02-17T01:46:40.860-08:00

Sometime during this evening, while I was working, the site counter for Emergiblog hit over 20,000.I am floored.I'd like to thank the following:My mom for her 500 hits.For all the Grand Rounds hosts who included Emergiblog in their posts, and to those who may not have included Emergiblog, but gave me the opportunity to learn from some of the best and to expand my horizons.Those who were

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She's baaaaack!It's Beulah France, RN! Of New York!The a nurse who made a career out of fondling toilet tissue.The first nurse with an endorsement contract.Now she is speaking to parents and teachers about the importance of toilet tissue to health.Apparently it was no longer appropriate to use one's hands now that toilet tissue had been invented.I'm trying to be delicate here.Which is exactly

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1140042304137220972006-02-15T14:19:00.000-08:002006-02-15T14:29:35.306-08:00

Okay, I know there are various ways to increase traffic, but I never thought that putting the name of "Dorothy Hamill" on this site would lead to Emergiblog being one of the top hits on the search engines for her name!If you are here looking for a photo of Dorothy's new hair cut, welcome to Emergiblog. However, you will not find it. If and when you DO find it, please will you email me? My

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1139994286754743892006-02-15T00:51:00.000-08:002006-02-15T14:09:37.956-08:00

Figprune Coffee.Can you imagine? "Why, yes, I'd like a Vente, decaf, one-Equal, extra hot, non-fat soy Figprune latte with whip and an ad shot of prune!"And then I'd like the keys to the bathroom because that is where I'll be spending the next hour!Who invented this stuff? Oh geeze, it was a local company, of course. San Jose.Hmmm....looks like Google, God of Research shows them to be out of

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1139908463606809972006-02-14T00:58:00.000-08:002006-02-14T01:16:49.013-08:00

It's Valentine's Day, and if you go over to Maria's blog, Intueri: To Contemplate you will findthis week's edition of Grand Rounds!You will find a very eclectic group of links!As usual, I'll be hitting them during my coffee hour later this morning.There are new blogs to peruse and what are sure to be some controversial opinions in a very creative, funny format, after which you may:(1) Call your

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1139825253549190072006-02-13T02:05:00.000-08:002006-02-13T02:46:27.606-08:00

This patient has cracks in his feet!They could be serious!Why they could be a sign of a tinea infection! Tinea causes athlete's foot!Tinea also causes something that I can truly say I've never experienced.Jock itch.So why does this doctor have this patient's fungus riddled foot sitting on his crotch?Now, you are supposed to rub Absorbine Jr. on your feet to stop the athlete's foot.Does that

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1139696248024471472006-02-11T13:34:00.000-08:002006-02-11T16:31:09.496-08:00

This is wrong is so many ways.First of all, the groovy early '70s tunic. We're talking Osmond Brothers era here. People were still mourning the Beatles. Bras were smoldering, but not yet burning.I never knew that the purpose of a nursing uniform was to cause a disturbance in the cardiac function of anyone with an MD who happened to be in the vicinity.I must have missed that lecture in

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1139453357261599462006-02-08T18:46:00.000-08:002006-02-08T18:50:03.800-08:00

Quick note: you may see font changes in my previous posts. With the exception of the little ambulances, they are not intentional. I try to keep my font consistent, but it either makes it too big or too small, even though my font bar shows the right size. So either (1) Blogger has some bug that messes with fonts or (2) I am too stupid to figure it out.Please bear with me as I plod my way

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1139452303274686672006-02-08T18:21:00.000-08:002006-02-08T18:54:47.443-08:00

Ahh, the famous Dr. Taillandier from France.His patient had a headache and a feeling of tiredness. She also had bad skin and a severe case of the non-fatal, yet universally dreaded symptom of......coated tongue.After a thorough evaluation and assessment, meticulously documented pictorally, the true problem was diagnosed.Her intestines were unclean. They were tired.The patient was constipated.And

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1139316715053719332006-02-07T04:30:00.000-08:002006-02-07T05:03:33.726-08:00

That guy in the middle row. Third from the right. He looks thrilled. Probably wants to be a skin guy and could care less about a gall bladder.The guy in the same row, second from the left is so daft that the guys on either side of him have to explain what is happening.But that was then and this is now.Now we have operation Grand Rounds this week over at Cotournix's Science and Politics blogBut

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1139224895613211622006-02-06T02:40:00.000-08:002006-02-06T04:35:22.596-08:00

Looks pretty reasonable to me.Sit on your butt. Read a book with Lassie at your side, your feet on an ottoman and your wife cooking a big juicy porterhouse steak for dinner (hey, this was from the '50s, okay)The text of this ad says that "physical activity is generally curtailed and overwork is avoided".For some reason that is not the advice my doctor gave me for hypertension."....and the use of

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1139130008869735792006-02-05T00:11:00.000-08:002006-02-05T13:05:10.416-08:00

I knew it.Nectar of the gods.They used it to "force" fluids!It was good for you.JAMA said so in 1956!Did they not know that it was full of caffeine and would cause a mild diuresis, precipitating a loss of fluid?So freakin' what!(I love this stuff. I live on the diet version. The folks at the local KFC and Taco Bell know me by name.)I remember the days of the "force fluid" orders.How on earth

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1138919253447672952006-02-02T13:04:00.000-08:002006-02-02T14:27:33.716-08:00

Medics have been called.Except there weren't medics in the '50s, and this guy in white is injecting Methadone on scene.The patient obviously didn't faint because he has the famous "head in crook of arm" sign. There is a police officer holding off the hordes in the background, but no sign of an MVA. And guy-in-white doesn't seem to be too concerned about C-spines. Good info on methadone in the

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1138833473614819942006-02-01T14:34:00.000-08:002006-02-01T23:56:12.366-08:00

The year is 1956.Your son is playing "cowboys and indians" with a bit of Daniel Boone thrown in. You have just completed vacuuming your entire one-story, one bathroom, formal dining room with the blond dinette set, three-bedroom tract home in the suburbs. You are sitting with a cup of coffee and reading the papers. You attended the local university for six months before receiving your Mrs.

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1138695156809486582006-01-30T23:43:00.000-08:002006-01-31T00:13:54.056-08:00

This is one of the wierdest ads for underwear I've ever seen!'Nuff said.But I wanted you all to "take a peek" over Dr. Barbados' blog at Barbados Butterfly ,where you can check out Grand Rounds for this week.Not only was Emergiblog honored with a spot on this week's list of topics, but I have been asked by our esteemed co-ordinator, Nick ofBlogborygmi fame, to host sometime next month.I will be

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1138630294265227722006-01-30T04:53:00.000-08:002006-02-06T01:17:58.540-08:00

UPDATE: One of my readers has pointed out to me that it is a common misconception that juvenile onset diabetes is caused by an excessive intake of sugar, and is concerned that this misconception may have received a boost by this post. Those of us who read medical blogs who have a medical background understand this. Readers who do not may not understand that I am being sarcastic, that sugar

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1138482945284300962006-01-28T12:52:00.000-08:002006-01-28T13:50:17.413-08:00

Is it just me or is the recent crop of babies exceptionally cute?It's a very dangerous time for me.My baby is almost 16 years old.I have no grandchildren on the horizon for years. I'm at that dangerous age between still being able to have a baby (just barely, I'm pretty sure my ova are using walkers to get to the Fallopian tube and I'd probably have to deliver in a convalescent home) and not

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1138247420134090992006-01-25T19:41:00.000-08:002006-01-25T19:58:17.320-08:00

I am an addict.It is true.My drug has been available to the general public for five years now. I discovered it a year ago.Most people can take it without becoming emotionally affected. I, however, am drawn to it as a moth to a flame.I suffer emotional withdrawal symptoms when it is taken from me, as it invariably is.I swore I would not become involved again, but my family is co-dependent and

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1138104572977646472006-01-24T03:46:00.000-08:002006-01-24T04:58:19.686-08:00

It seems Miss Ames, RN has gotten a phone call!Why, she's been invited over to Grand Rounds !Kevin,MD is hosting this week and the best of the medical blogosphere is overflowing with stories, information and once again, new blogs to get to know (at least for me).Kevin has quite a wonderful blog. I can't believe it has taken me this long to find it! I won't be a stranger.Speaking of stranger, it

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1138012508182323552006-01-23T00:46:00.000-08:002006-01-23T02:48:10.986-08:00

Okay. I thought by now I had seen it all, but this.....this is really bad.Be a nurse and make good money....why gosh it never occurred to me to be a nurse until I picked up these matches!Granted, this is for "practical nursing", as opposed to what? Impractical nursing? Maybe they mean LPN. It's still insulting. And the nurse is wearing the coveted cap.Learn from home in your spare time? What

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1137926895813566792006-01-22T02:34:00.000-08:002006-01-22T02:48:17.373-08:00

I found this little nurse doll online and fell in love with her, although her cap is sort of out of proportion...Boy, that last post on migraines sure inspired a lot of comments. It also introduced me to some excellent discussion boards and weblogs - I've now added a "Patients of the Blogosphere" link to the sidebar. Check them out for a look at us from the perspective of a patient. I'll add

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1137667191730713772006-01-19T00:23:00.000-08:002006-01-19T02:41:20.636-08:00

I wish the dialogue was visible on this ad for Colgate toothpaste.Wifey in gorgeous robe is upset because her husband pays no attention to her and not even her "illness" has changed his attitude.Nurse Subtle informs Wifey that she has seen "bad breath" break up so many marriages.Apparently Wifey's breath makes a cat-box smell like springtime in Paris.Why, let's get a dental consult. Right here

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1137493315092009542006-01-17T01:50:00.000-08:002006-01-17T02:46:46.416-08:00

Who says there's a nursing shortage? Why I found these with no trouble at all!Looks like they are standing around for Grand Rounds hosted this week by Allen over at Grunt Doc.Tuesdays in this house are beginning to be known as "Dusty Days" because nothing gets done around here as I'm too busy reading Grand Rounds!It's not like I ignore my familial responsibilities.Really, I don't.....Hey, how

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1137484206886834232006-01-16T23:39:00.000-08:002006-01-16T23:51:14.686-08:00

Why, yes! It's Ozzie, Harriet, David and Ricky singing...no, gargling with Listerine! Actually, I can't dis this ad because I love the Nelsons and in my family that would be considered sacrilege.But, it did remind me that Emergiblog has a post in the "Best of Me Symphony" this week over at Gary's "The Owner's Manual". It's like a carnival, except that the post submitted must be at least two

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1137456855581871142006-01-16T14:28:00.000-08:002006-01-16T16:21:35.660-08:00

This is why I rarely go to staff parties. It's not that I'm antisocial - far from it! Say that this Elmer guy is actually "Dr. Elmer", neurosurgeon.It would be very hard not to burst out laughing with this image in my head the next time I had to work with him. It would probably go something like this:Dr. Elmer: "Nurse Kim, this patient needs a brain operation, STAT!"Me: "Bwhahahahahaha!"Not

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1137174108764403232006-01-13T09:35:00.000-08:002006-01-13T09:43:22.700-08:00

Why yes, you can train to be a nurse and learn how to place your face inside a big white hammock!Or...You can go visit the Carnival of Satire over at "The Skwib" and check out all the, well, satire! Parody counts, too and Emergiblog's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Emergency Department" made it into this week's list of postings.I'm heading over to read the other postings now, why not do the same?

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1136996978566982632006-01-11T08:08:00.000-08:002006-01-11T08:31:05.963-08:00

Oh yeah? Well I got one too, chickie baby and it's gonna take more than a 50-year-old package of Vicks to get me moving.It started with a simple little case of what I call "Lauren Bacall-itis". A little laryngitis that gave me a deep, sexy voice for a day. All I needed was Humphrey Bogart and I would have been a happy woman. Didn't even feel sick.Then the aching. That was yesterday. No

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1136971923798609802006-01-11T01:16:00.000-08:002006-01-11T02:51:43.043-08:00

This is not exactly a nurse I'd like to run into in a dark hallway.But she's right! It didn't hurt a bit!One of the Emergiblog posts was accepted into the Carnival of the Vanities, hosted this week by The Hip and Zen Pen blog.The topics are varied, and you can submit what you consider your best post for the week. I submitted my "Who Let The Dogs Out".I felt a little strange submitting to a

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1136885287031277692006-01-10T00:46:00.000-08:002006-01-10T01:29:20.723-08:00

Look, up in the sky!It's a link to Clinical Cases and Images BlogIt must be time for Grand Rounds!There's no mystery science there, just real-life stories and information from the medical blogosphere.Emergiblog is proud to have been chosen as one of the contributors this week.So grab your 'bots, settle in and get yourself up-to-date on what's happening in the world of health care!

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1136786471791659252006-01-08T20:05:00.000-08:002006-01-09T18:14:18.490-08:00

One thing?I can think of a million things I would have like to have said to a few doctors over the years but I was too young and intimidated. Now that I am of a certain age and incapable of intimidation, I realize it just isn't worth the effort.Doctors just don't seem to yell as much anymore.One, the working relationship between doctors and nurses has changed into more of a collegial

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1136455213602757552006-01-05T01:23:00.000-08:002006-01-07T18:04:43.733-08:00

The voting is still going on over at Medgadget for the Medical Blog Awards of 2005. If you haven't voted already, please consider visiting the site and giving "Emergiblog" your vote for Best New Medical Weblog and Best Clinical Weblog. I believe the voting is going on until January 15th. Thank you!hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhThis poor man is trying to get in to see his wife. But no, the doctor has said

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1136366715594998842006-01-04T01:12:00.000-08:002006-01-04T01:34:10.053-08:00

The polls are open for the 2005 Medical Weblog Awards! I went to vote and was surprised to find that Emergiblog was nominated in two categories: Best New Medical Weblog of 2005 and Best Clinical Weblog! Holy cow! So hop on over to Medgadget , check out the nominees and select your favorites.I would be honored to receive your vote for "Emergiblog"!

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1136288465145641072006-01-03T03:34:00.000-08:002006-01-03T03:52:58.786-08:00

Hey, even Darla had a nursing cape!I know pizza isn't ususally a part of Grand Rounds, but in my unit, we eat!There's no food over at Random Acts of Reality but you will find this week's compendium of collegiality, aka Grand Rounds.Alas, Emergiblog is missing-in-action this week because yours truly was grandly rounding around the ER for a total of 32 hours this holiday weekend. Blogging isn't my

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1136266606045090232006-01-02T20:23:00.000-08:002006-01-11T01:42:27.313-08:00

Update: Welcome to all who have linked over from the Carnival of the Vanities! This is my first post to a non-medical carnival. Have a look around and let me know what you think!hhhhhhhhhhhhhWell, this is what I expected to feel like this weekend, but with the exception of the first five hours of my New Year's Eve shift (3p-3a), it was actually very nice! I rang in the New Year in the waiting

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1135854275556332172005-12-29T03:07:00.000-08:002005-12-29T03:14:09.793-08:00

Oh my god! It's the Disembodied Head Nurse!She can wither you with one glance.She is the bane of every staff nurse, intern and doctor who has the audacity to cross the threshold of her ward.Years of knowledge will flee your brain with the raise of her eyebrow.She's what you dream about when you've worked three double shifts and lived on coffee for two days.It seems Pontiac thought she would be

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1135676162969043252005-12-27T01:22:00.000-08:002005-12-27T01:40:21.916-08:00

My goodness, such sour faces in this class!They must be waiting for their grades...Either that or they're depressed about those ugly uniforms.They should be paying a visit to this week's Grand Rounds over at The Health Care Blog. Matthew has an unbelievable round-up of the medical blogosphere of 2005.Go check out Grand Rounds - I guarantee you'll be happier than these students!

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1135425895843537162005-12-24T03:52:00.000-08:002005-12-24T10:56:14.300-08:00

Cherry Ames takes time during her busy holiday shift to wheel her patient to see the hospital tree...the other nurse looks like she is going to throw a pitch right to his head!From all of us here at Emergiblog(actually, it's just me, but I liked the sound of that)have a very Merry Christmas and a joyful, blog-filled New Year!

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I knew there was a reason I didn't want to be a home health nurse.I flunked Bathtub Fundamentals.I was unable to differentiate between soap scum and an acute exacerbation of mold.The primordial ooze probably started in my bathroom.I find it amazing that scrubbing bathrooms was considered a nursing function.I don't even like scrubbing patients!hhhhhhhhhhhhThe Christmas season is full of

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1135118261485154712005-12-20T14:23:00.000-08:002005-12-20T14:39:56.636-08:00

Well don't just talk about Grand Rounds!Go read them!This week's "cocktail party" is over at Medpundit where the company is great and the topics are numerous.And in celebration of this Christmas season, I will be replacing my usual cup of coffee with some holiday eggnog!Care to join me? Grab a glass and meet me over at Medpundit's place!

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1134669288904952592005-12-15T08:40:00.000-08:002005-12-15T10:00:46.976-08:00

It's that time of year!The breakroom table groans under the myriad of edible gifts sent in to the ER by the local doctors, the majority of them chocolate!Whitman's is the best box of chocolates because it has a map on the lid of what is in each section. No guessing. Nothing worse than biting into a "carmel" only to find out it's a "creme". Blech.Of course, I'd still eat the chocolate around the

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1134479476752338802005-12-13T05:06:00.000-08:002005-12-15T10:12:11.356-08:00

Thanks to The Medical Network Blog, I linked to Dr. Lei at Genetics and Public Health. She encourages medical/health bloggers to answer the following questions recommended by The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The purpose of the questions is to give readers of medical/health related blogs the ability to evaluate what

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1134476981300616842005-12-13T04:29:00.000-08:002005-12-13T04:30:33.410-08:00

Boy, that guy in the middle looks really enthused, eh?But you will be enthused when you go to visit Grand Rounds, this week hosted by Dr. Derek Lowe over at In the PipelineDr. Derek makes organic chemistry interesting and is the go-to man if you are interested in the science behind drug manufacturing.Keep the tradition alive and check out Grand Rounds!

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1134362152779394982005-12-11T19:27:00.000-08:002005-12-11T20:45:17.833-08:00

This chick looks like a gangster's moll.Fresh? As opposed to what...stale?No innuendos here folks, move along.....What a stupid question. "No, I prefer to dig for my cigarettes in the back of the catch-all drawer on the end table where we keep the latest TV Guide, why do you ask?"Does tobacco go stale? How can you tell?I'm no smoker, but it seems to me that if you have to worry about your

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1134332845613582112005-12-11T12:17:00.000-08:002005-12-11T12:27:25.650-08:00

Sometime today Site Counter for Emergiblog will click over to 10,000!The good news is that blogging is so much fun; thanks to all who have visited and commented!The bad news is I will probably suffer an acute case of writer's block just thinking about 10,000 hits!

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1134294592581633342005-12-11T01:45:00.000-08:002005-12-11T01:53:58.346-08:00

I am now the proud owner of an official EneMan beanie baby, soon to sit in my ER as official mascot.I am happy to report that Fleet Pharmaceuticals sent me an EneMan calendar for 2006. It's a hoot!I have bid on an EneMan clock on ebay.I'm hooked on this character.Somebody help me.....

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1134131968925697192005-12-09T04:04:00.000-08:002005-12-10T17:27:35.423-08:00

Someone tell this poor child she doesn't have to go into nursing!She probably got the medical kit as a gift and she has to play with it while the relatives are there so they don't think she is ungrateful.The minute they left the house that Christmas night, she went back to her Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs.And eventually became an architect.hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Dear Doctor,As an RN, I have a deep

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1134081156910853182005-12-08T14:32:00.000-08:002005-12-08T14:32:36.910-08:00

John was my favorite.February, '64. First grade. Ed Sullivan.Paul was cute, but John was smart.I followed his antics, his music and his opinions. Some ridiculous, some classic. Usually the polar opposite of how I was being raised.He fascinated me.So did Yoko. I may have been the only one who saw what John saw in her back then. You couldn't have one without the other. I wanted to climb up that

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1133858809038946342005-12-06T00:25:00.000-08:002005-12-06T08:09:57.570-08:00

Shhhh!!!Some of us are trying to read this week's Grand Roundsover in The Examining Room of Dr. Charles!I believe this is the second time that Dr. Charles has hosted the medical blogosphere at his site and he has pulled together a great set of topics; be sure to check out the x-ray that should never have been taken. I can't read an xray to save my life, but that one gave me a bit of

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1133832729693004172005-12-05T17:31:00.000-08:002005-12-05T17:32:17.063-08:00

What is the $64 Question?Who is the poor woman that gave birth to twins who were obviously born 6-months-old?Who is that psychotic-looking guy? If he's the father of the twins, someone better call child protective services. If he's not, someone better call security.Is that why the nurse is giving that "get-me-out-of-here" look to her co-workers across the room?I don't want to know the two perfect

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1133560704481939362005-12-02T13:37:00.000-08:002005-12-03T02:35:21.600-08:00

The 1963 Corvette Stingray!I guess getting ogled by a bunch of student nurses was a selling point back then. Hard to tell if they are checking out the car or the grey-haired stud driving it.They certainly could not afford this car on a '63 nurse's salary. Apparently they couldn't afford any car because they are standing at the bus stop.Don't they look a little old for student nurses, circa 1963?

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1133552729939626082005-12-02T11:33:00.000-08:002005-12-03T03:03:38.030-08:00

I have now seen everything.This is EneMan and he is the mascot for Fleet enemas.I stumbled across him while surfing over at Respectful Insolence, where Orac has put up the calendar pictures from 2005.Yes, EneMan has his own calendar. Last year he traveled the world, this year he travels through time.Given the propensity for enema orders in my ER, I find this extremely funny.I haven't stopped

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1133352429027539482005-11-30T03:52:00.000-08:002005-11-30T04:49:48.833-08:00

Shame on you!That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw this ad. I didn't even know they made Tampax back when the world was black and white.Frankly, I wouldn't discuss any aspect of reproductive health with this angel of mercy. She gives me the willies.Besides "Tampax" sounds like the latest SSRI antidepressant.(Insert own Prince of Wales joke here. No pun intended.)hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1133264971560124142005-11-29T03:47:00.000-08:002005-11-29T13:37:06.373-08:00

Wow.Medgadget is hosting the 2005 Medical Weblog AwardsThanks to Rita over at MSSP Nexus, Emergiblog has been nominated in the "Best New Medical Weblog (established 2005)" category! Medgadget is still accepting nominations for the different categories, so if you have a favorite medical weblog or just want to see how the field is taking shape, pay a visit. Remember:If the blog is great, you must

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1133262855480551232005-11-29T02:45:00.000-08:002005-11-29T03:35:18.073-08:00

Grab a cookie and go check out Grand Rounds 2.10! This week, Graham is hosting at Over!My!Med!Body! There is some major linkage action going on over there and I intend to savor every bit of it!Graham is a medical student here in the San Francisco Bay Area - and I just now found his blog this week because of Grand Rounds. A virtual neighbor in more ways than one.I just hope all the cookies

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1133080835830571922005-11-27T13:41:00.000-08:002005-11-28T01:41:30.986-08:00

Made it to the Notre Dame/Stanford game this weekend. I walked into the Stanford stadium thinking the Irish would grind the Cardinals into the turf, but by the time I left I would have accepted a hefty dose of IV Valium. I like my football nice and calm. A 30 point lead in the first quarter, a nice half-time show by the marching band and fluffy pom-poms to wave at the appropriate moments.Last

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1132719644869424612005-11-26T13:30:00.000-08:002005-11-26T13:30:43.750-08:00

I wonder if anyone has informed the American College of Cardiology that Bayer Aspirin does not affect the heart! Boy, what a relief that must have been in 1928. And don't forget to demand it!hhhhhhhhhhI finished a twelve-hour shift in the wee hours of this morning. Everybody who has ever worked in an ER knows that the day after Thanksgiving is unadulterated hell. Friday was no exception. It

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1132830547966926452005-11-24T02:43:00.000-08:002005-11-24T03:09:07.996-08:00

Abraham Lincoln said : "[It is] announced in the Holy Scipturesand proven by all history,that those nations are blessed whose God is the Lord...It has seemed to me fit and proper that... [God's blessings]should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged,as with one heart and one voice,by the whole American people." So as I head to work on this holiday of Thanksgiving, I'll be solemnly

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1132650722258634352005-11-22T00:59:00.000-08:002005-11-22T02:02:45.656-08:00

I love Grand Rounds.It's like sitting down with a wonderful anthology every week.This week Geena is hosting over at Code Blog, where she has put together a compendium of the latest in the medical blogosphere.Grab your laptop, get your coffee, put your feet up and enjoy Grand Rounds 2.09!

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1132646112707748072005-11-21T23:22:00.000-08:002005-11-22T00:10:07.446-08:00

I've known a few of these nurses.To be honest, after twelve hours of running during a shift-from-hell, I've been this nurse. More than once. I hearby apologize to all the patients stuck with me astheir triage nurse on those days.How can it be that I leave the house in one condition: hair blown dry and meticulously styled, make-up done so well that Mary Kay herself would have applauded, scrubs

Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14955312313903598555noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15077726.post-1132572639265227442005-11-21T03:09:00.000-08:002005-11-21T14:04:15.593-08:00

Am I wrong to admit that my favorite Peanuts character is Pig Pen? Is it possible that deep in my soul I'm a rugged individualist, a rule breaker, a limit-pusher, a risk taker with an overarching disregard for societal norms regarding human appearance, completely apathetic to the opinions of those who would criticize?Nah.I just hate housework.I did, however, do a bit of "housework" on the blog. I

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