Doctor Grumpy in the House

Thank you for your recent invitation to take my practice "to the next level": Your five courses sound enticing, e...

Thank you, Webhill!  

"We still need to run that ad for the funeral home. How about next to the funny pages?" Thank you, Michelle!

Seen in a hospital chart: Yes, that's all it said. I didn't cut anything out.

Seen in a reader's doctors lounge: Thank you, Bill!

One of my favorite drug reps asked me to share a story from the early days of her career. I was calling on a cardiologist's office. ...

While mom and I appreciate your efforts to save money, judging from your homework table I think things have gone a little too far: Quar...

Dr. Grumpy: "This is Dr. Grumpy, returning a page." Mrs. Insomnia: "Hi, I'm a patient of Dr. Brain, I saw him once, abo...

While browsing Google books yesterday I noticed this:

Seen in a hospital chart: "She was subsequently discharged from hospice care due to failure of her symptoms to progress."

Dr. Coogie writes in: This morning I was on the computer, reading overnight notes on my patients. These were the nursing notes on one guy: 0...

Dr. Grumpy: "So, at your last visit I prescribed Quiloxitab for the symptoms. How's that working?" Mr. Rummage: "Actual...

Seen yesterday afternoon in a hospital chart: For non-medical readers: the effective sedating dose of Valium is typically 5mg-10mg.

Dear Western Intermountain Neurological Organization, A reader kindly forwarded your recent conference invitation. I have to say, I had ...