tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post8956942778494108500..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: CareGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-58436500702133650362012-03-15T17:14:36.705-04:002012-03-15T17:14:36.705-04:00Sounds like my InternistSounds like my InternistAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693589349661564623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-3658129988164159332012-03-09T11:21:06.132-05:002012-03-09T11:21:06.132-05:00Thyroid hormone production is due to TSH. TSH is ...Thyroid hormone production is due to TSH. TSH is stimulated by TRH. TRH is produced by neurons in the hypothalamus. Hence it is a problem with the nervous system and needs a neurologist.<br /><br /><br />/sarcasmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-31501243261697840402012-03-08T15:57:56.408-05:002012-03-08T15:57:56.408-05:00Finders KeepersFinders Keeperskatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74663749302175371552012-03-07T22:56:00.433-05:002012-03-07T22:56:00.433-05:00Aw c'mon haldol...
Could be the SHOUTING is f...Aw c'mon haldol...<br /><br />Could be the SHOUTING is from an old people-centered physician who can't type well without caps lock.<br /><br />I married his son, so be nice, dammit!<br />(My f-i-l was so funny online..)RehabRNhttp://rehabrn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10266694560114685112012-03-07T21:56:59.044-05:002012-03-07T21:56:59.044-05:00Order to have a pizza delivered to her home. It wi...Order to have a pizza delivered to her home. It will have nothing but anchovies to make sure its not edible.Nekurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086210133384287472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-12031668867978352472012-03-07T15:14:28.512-05:002012-03-07T15:14:28.512-05:00does Mary get a cut from this extra test /evaluati...does Mary get a cut from this extra test /evaluation that was ordered? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-77000796509128824452012-03-07T10:11:17.091-05:002012-03-07T10:11:17.091-05:00Anon (3/5@12:24):
Actually, while people would pr...Anon (3/5@12:24):<br /><br />Actually, while people would probably agree with you in the abstract, the single most predictive factor related to whether somebody will sue a doctor for malpractice is whether they like the doctor, NOT the seriousness of the mistake or the amount of harm.<br /><br />In other words, while they may say they prefer smart to nice, they're more likely to forgive Good Old Doctor Bob for paralyzing them from the neck down than they are to forgive Doogie Houser for giving them the wrong kind of antibiotic and failing to cure their URI in a timely manner.Marc Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231850633837455849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-16588903467132759602012-03-06T21:33:50.382-05:002012-03-06T21:33:50.382-05:00Wow. Such a caring world of doctors that treat us...Wow. Such a caring world of doctors that treat us measly patients that look for professionalism. Thank you, Concerned Internist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-18864664532915598672012-03-06T16:30:02.588-05:002012-03-06T16:30:02.588-05:00Wow, if you could have just pulled a Kramer and re...Wow, if you could have just pulled a Kramer and referred her to Dr.Amanda Brown, she could have arranged for taking care of the thyroid nodule AND given her a rabies vaccine. <br /><br />And maybe Dr. Internist needs a distemperment vaccine...just saying.<br />;-)SMHDVMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631495097000738780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-50667384936081123382012-03-06T13:52:36.132-05:002012-03-06T13:52:36.132-05:00Don't you mean CONCERNING internist? . . .Don't you mean CONCERNING internist? . . .Liz 2http://glasshalffuller.blogs.rice.edunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-23904045886216169202012-03-06T13:06:55.570-05:002012-03-06T13:06:55.570-05:00Can you repeat that, Anon @ 8:35am? I didn't q...Can you repeat that, Anon @ 8:35am? I didn't quite hear you.haldolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76587260977017151582012-03-06T11:22:55.584-05:002012-03-06T11:22:55.584-05:00Wow. How awful.Wow. How awful.OMDGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937425894428802591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60791996383518733602012-03-06T09:35:56.373-05:002012-03-06T09:35:56.373-05:00Dr G - SPARING THE DEMOGRAPHICS/GEOGRAPHICS OF YOU...Dr G - SPARING THE DEMOGRAPHICS/GEOGRAPHICS OF YOUR LOCATION, AND YOU HAVE TO SWIM WITH SHARKS EVERYWHERE YOU GO....<br /><br />SOME POOLS ARE LARGER, THEREFORE ENCOUNTER WITH THE NASTIES ARE STATISTICALLY LESS FREQUENT, BUT THEY ARE STILL THERE. AND YOU DONT ALWAYS HAVE A PONY TANK....SO <br /><br />ONE OPTION IS "NICE - MEAN IT" LETTER... DEAR SUSAN, SUCH A JOY TO RENDER THE BEST MEDICAL CARE ANYWHERE TO YOUR PATIENT MS. NODULE. AS YOU KNOW FROM OUR TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, HER CAROTID DUPLEX REVEALED AN EXCELLENT ANGIOGRAPHIC REPORT. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A THYROID NODULE THAT NEEDED FURTHER ATTENTION. TO ENSURE DILIGENT I HAVE FOLLOWED YOUR WELL APPRECIATED ADVISE AND SEEN THAT HER CARE IS DIRECTED TO APPROPRIATE SOURCES, <br />...THANK YOU FOR SUCH A WELCOME REFERRAL. BLAH BLAH."<br /><br />EVEN IF YOU DELETE IT.<br />BUT AGAIN, SHE MIGHT NOT "CATCH" IT. <br /><br />AT LEAST YOU CAN SLEEP WELL. IF THE 2AM LORTAB REFILL CROWD WILL LEAVE YOU ALONE....<br />HAVE A GREAT DAYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36426603943092563582012-03-06T08:48:51.470-05:002012-03-06T08:48:51.470-05:00Sounds like Dr. Concerned thought (incorrectly) th...Sounds like Dr. Concerned thought (incorrectly) that Dr. Grumpy was asking her to be his gold-plated, bend over and grab your ankles scut monkey. <br /><br />We get calls every day from specialist A who has told a patient to see specialist B, and demands that we order tests C, D, and E first, then round up all the info, get all the pre-auths, and then kiss his butt (all without seeing the patient).<br /><br />Dr. Concerned needs to learn some people skills but she was probably fed up with dealing with lazy specialists (Dr. Grumpy not included).southern dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01776088660401232570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81759964755454846382012-03-06T08:41:35.225-05:002012-03-06T08:41:35.225-05:00I guess s/he thought that since the thyroid is par...I guess s/he thought that since the thyroid is part of the neuroendocrine system, the buck stops with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-41185686221146253252012-03-06T08:33:16.475-05:002012-03-06T08:33:16.475-05:00She got the history of the TIA. Why didn't tha...She got the history of the TIA. Why didn't that stay her problem?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43109399891830885182012-03-06T00:54:33.508-05:002012-03-06T00:54:33.508-05:00That is trashy! Sadly happens more than we would e...That is trashy! Sadly happens more than we would expect. -Mari RNMarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830390554590394017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32312238373634798602012-03-05T23:14:54.006-05:002012-03-05T23:14:54.006-05:00I referred her appropriately.I referred her appropriately.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-482738347673405832012-03-05T23:12:08.142-05:002012-03-05T23:12:08.142-05:00I have to ask, did YOU wind up cross referring her...I have to ask, did YOU wind up cross referring her to an endo/Gen Sx or did you just tell her what Dr. Dickbag here said and let her arrive at her own conclusion?Not Househttp://iamnothouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46066582101751842052012-03-05T22:28:35.517-05:002012-03-05T22:28:35.517-05:00What? Tag, you're it? I don't think thos...What? Tag, you're it? I don't think those are the rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4033968883424918142012-03-05T22:02:32.199-05:002012-03-05T22:02:32.199-05:00If there is any type of internal review board for ...If there is any type of internal review board for physicians, she needs to be reported. <br /><br />If there is any ethical way to tell the patient to find a different Internist, the patient needs to be informed. <br /><br />That doctor is a total jerk and should NOT be practicing medicine. Having a great intellect and caring about people are NOT mutually exclusive. Many doctors combine both really well. <br /><br />And some don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59571235806946693892012-03-05T21:03:04.176-05:002012-03-05T21:03:04.176-05:00Nah, murder?
I'd just do a Donald Trump:
&qu...Nah, murder?<br /><br />I'd just do a Donald Trump:<br /><br />"Dr. Concerned...you're fired!"<br /><br />Then go find me a really concerned internist after I find a nice doc who'll work me up for this lil old malignant thingy.<br /><br />What is the matter with some people? Puh-lease!RehabNursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02695247141022093754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62863607211938445142012-03-05T20:48:15.351-05:002012-03-05T20:48:15.351-05:00Well, as an internist, I think it's appalling....Well, as an internist, I think it's appalling. But also a good example of what happens when primary care tries to act like specialists. Oh, I said it. Appalling. Paid less to care more.spectrummomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02893167023543993093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-64995079780041029832012-03-05T20:19:53.752-05:002012-03-05T20:19:53.752-05:00gotta hate those incidentalomas!gotta hate those incidentalomas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-35134209214215189412012-03-05T19:12:51.946-05:002012-03-05T19:12:51.946-05:00I'm neither a doc, nor in your industry at all...I'm neither a doc, nor in your industry at all. That strikes me as rather dickish though -- wow! I'm a programmer, and if a co-worker did something like that I'd be more than mildly irked...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969254346376018459noreply@blogger.com