tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post9082788086936150507..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Critical medical pointsGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60170888432010888012011-06-29T18:51:11.174-04:002011-06-29T18:51:11.174-04:00Thank you Grumpy!
I had to reeducate one of our n...Thank you Grumpy!<br /><br />I had to reeducate one of our neuros as to what an immunosuppresive drug is and why I called it an immunosuppressant.<br /><br />Darn it, that's what the pharmacy classification is, and you can't change it. He/she wanted to say that wasn't what it did.<br /><br />Head planted firmly into desk...over and over.<br /><br />Thank goodness they don't let him/her near transplant patients!RehabRNhttp://rehabrn.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66674241305731511312011-06-29T16:30:23.975-04:002011-06-29T16:30:23.975-04:00But will they issue a correction for their correct...But will they issue a correction for their correction?Ben Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-53013259044498542962011-06-29T07:43:03.025-04:002011-06-29T07:43:03.025-04:00@Melissa: The British medical journal has a lot of...@Melissa: The British medical journal has a lot of open access articles. <br /><br /><br />There's also something like that in Dutch - voorkómen (to prevent) and 'vóórkomen' (incidence). These words are usually written as 'voorkomen' but only in medicine they decide to use these accents - at first, I never understood why, and now I'm so indoctrinated that I'm actually confused when there are no accents.CThttp://chordaetendinae.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74890914212660604512011-06-29T03:20:31.564-04:002011-06-29T03:20:31.564-04:00I think they wrote incosistency on purpose, just t...I think they wrote incosistency on purpose, just to spite the person who wrote to them in the first place.Brithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146962731903810868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-72092324208218517472011-06-28T23:04:26.212-04:002011-06-28T23:04:26.212-04:00melissa~mom to 6..... two of the most famous medic...melissa~mom to 6..... two of the most famous medical journals in the world are online at nejm.com and jama.com.......if these articles dont put you to sleep, nothing willAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-1639306991740863602011-06-28T22:25:12.071-04:002011-06-28T22:25:12.071-04:00Annie: I think your vet prof knows my path prof. H...Annie: I think your vet prof knows my path prof. He insisted on "dilatation;" "dilation" would be marked incorrect. Something about Latin prefixes/suffixes?<br /><br />Dr. G: didn't you hear? In NEJM 1820;8(1):126, the authors clearly state that "incosistent" is preferred. You can check it out in the free archive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56542359993826868672011-06-28T22:10:54.903-04:002011-06-28T22:10:54.903-04:00So, annie.dvm, you haven't yet had to sit thro...So, annie.dvm, you haven't yet had to sit through the euthanased/euthanized/euthanatized debate? Lucky you. You have that to look forward to! <br />Then there are the ones who, knowing no Latin, think the singular of "sequelae" is "sequele" and the singular of "septae" is "septa". *Shudder*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4462898247234610102011-06-28T21:50:07.623-04:002011-06-28T21:50:07.623-04:00Yo, McDuck - get a load of this:
http://www.ncbi.n...Yo, McDuck - get a load of this:<br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1480662/pdf/canvetj00079-0010b.pdf<br /><br />:)webhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938934194973454729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-17290872100809597882011-06-28T20:54:15.440-04:002011-06-28T20:54:15.440-04:00As a vet student in clinics, I had to sit through ...As a vet student in clinics, I had to sit through radiology rounds where two clinicians argued for 30 minutes about whether it should be called "gastric dilation" or "gastric dilatation." I tried not to think about how much per hour my education cost...annie.dvmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14081832545188287354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43654354340242331062011-06-28T20:09:42.722-04:002011-06-28T20:09:42.722-04:00The Clarification was the joke section of Pratical...The Clarification was the joke section of Pratical Neurology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-47492266682771060782011-06-28T20:07:50.559-04:002011-06-28T20:07:50.559-04:00I wonder if the same anal-retentive reader will wr...I wonder if the same anal-retentive reader will write to them about "incosistency"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84106282455696800562011-06-28T19:59:50.642-04:002011-06-28T19:59:50.642-04:00Oceankisses, you can READ when you have migraines?...Oceankisses, you can READ when you have migraines? What with the photophobia, haloes and swimmy vision effects, I can't bear to have my eyes open when I have a migraine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81250644872945407232011-06-28T19:57:04.648-04:002011-06-28T19:57:04.648-04:00I'm an engineer and our union negotiating comm...I'm an engineer and our union negotiating committee debated furiously if we should ask for a 2% raise or a 2.0% raise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-24958643627016490912011-06-28T19:40:12.238-04:002011-06-28T19:40:12.238-04:00Euthanize vs euthanatize.
Discuss
(Many, many of...Euthanize vs euthanatize.<br /><br />Discuss<br /><br />(Many, many of my fellow vets are grammar nazis.)McDuckVetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-48108852951942267362011-06-28T16:40:32.265-04:002011-06-28T16:40:32.265-04:00The person that wrote that may have had a migraine...The person that wrote that may have had a migraine at the time. I know I get pretty "anal" when I have one. Never mind that I can't remember which way to turn when driving from my house to the grocery store 2 blocks away, but I sure can find those writing errors.oceankisseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811236268771794012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-52938189418909000882011-06-28T16:29:35.788-04:002011-06-28T16:29:35.788-04:00Matt- Botox is effective as a treatment for chroni...Matt- Botox is effective as a treatment for chronic migraine, and is approved for such by the US FDA.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76509793907912303562011-06-28T16:29:29.477-04:002011-06-28T16:29:29.477-04:00Surely " preventative " means you take i...Surely " preventative " means you take it before the headache starts ?jimbo26https://www.blogger.com/profile/02240878442136195921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-89171933008776588772011-06-28T16:25:31.636-04:002011-06-28T16:25:31.636-04:00I feel oh so left out. Where can I, a lowly common...I feel oh so left out. Where can I, a lowly commoner, get a medical journal to read? These esteemed gatherers of info should share with the little people like me because at 3am when I'm feeding my tiny babe, I need something to lull us both back to sleep!<br /><br />wv: burefo ~ a burrito w/ an afroMelissa ~ Mom to 6https://www.blogger.com/profile/02298290484388042867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21681230696217544532011-06-28T16:24:13.884-04:002011-06-28T16:24:13.884-04:00I think I know what you mean. I chose medical tran...I think I know what you mean. I chose medical transcription as a second career after my last child starts school this September and I have to say that I've never seen such a heated debate as that concerning spacing after a colon (one or two). And my first degree was in philosophy -- you know, where people kind of argue now and then :)Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60900445357152087102011-06-28T16:16:39.391-04:002011-06-28T16:16:39.391-04:00So, not being a neurologist... botox? For headache...So, not being a neurologist... botox? For headaches?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08242563090108381347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55968927118506370292011-06-28T15:15:22.468-04:002011-06-28T15:15:22.468-04:00OK, so who's the one reading the clarification...OK, so who's the one reading the clarification in the first place?4RRanchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14922623850041091213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-8157868051607444422011-06-28T14:04:37.258-04:002011-06-28T14:04:37.258-04:00The only thing that comes to mind is........ "...The only thing that comes to mind is........ "Too Much Time On My Hands," by Styx.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7227849199183702122011-06-28T13:47:54.656-04:002011-06-28T13:47:54.656-04:00What will the neighbors think?What will the neighbors think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80551336186187325432011-06-28T13:46:21.974-04:002011-06-28T13:46:21.974-04:00Do you suspect that the person who pointed that ou...Do you suspect that the person who pointed that out isn't even a doctor, but just someone who likes to read medical journals for fun?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80723305796265875222011-06-28T13:36:24.468-04:002011-06-28T13:36:24.468-04:00Try writing a mission statement sometime. :-PTry writing a mission statement sometime. :-PSarah Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455113960686270662noreply@blogger.com