Doctor Grumpy in the House

Today I'm honored to have a contribution from everyone's favorite man-on-the-beat, Officer Cynical! Today I tried to stop a woma...

Years ago, Freebase Pharmaceuticals assigned a pretty blond sales rep to my office. Like most reps, she scheduled lunches with us here and t...

Actual CNN headline from April 26, 2013:

A colleague recently sent me a cover shot of this recent issue: It looks pretty generic on the surface. Just another medical journa...

Okay, people, time to see how good you are at being armchair neurologists. This is an unusually challenging case I saw yesterday, involvin...

Guy walks in, stands at counter. Mary: "Hi, can I help you?" Guy: "Yeah, I want to know if I need an MRI?" Mary: ...

I couldn't sleep, so finally gave up and went to the hospital to see a consult that had come in during the night. I sat at the nurses ...

Congratulations, sir! You've won a free clipboard! Now, we at the Grumpy Neurological Emporium are pretty protective of our office sup...

One of my favorite patient quotes: "I was on my way to my girlfriend's place and did some meth in the car because if I waited t...

Mrs. Drama: "I apologize for being late. It's been an awful day. I lost my son this morning." Dr. Grumpy: "Oh, that...

Recently, some of you may have seen ads for "Fresh & Sexy," a new product on the market with somewhat provocative ads . Ba...

As the weather warms up, I think it's great the 3 of you want to walk home together after school. It's about 2 miles, certainly noth...

A friend of mine does consulting work for the FDA. Recently she was invited to this meeting: "I can't wait to go! The excitemen...

One of the other residents in my neurology program was a nurse in her previous life. As a result, she moonlighted with a nursing registry at...