Doctor Grumpy in the House

Due to family visiting this next week, I'll be taking time off from the blog. See you next week! IG

Dr. Grumpy: "Let's check the list... Lipitor, Atenolol, daily Aspirin... Are you still taking Ambien to help you sleep?" Mr....

This was left on the office voicemail yesterday: Him: "No one is answering." Her: "I heard. It says they're helping s...

  Recently a patient brought his daughter, a 4th year medical student, to the appointment with him. She nervously asked me about makin...

I stopped at the bank to deposit some checks. They know me, and so the teller and I are chatting a bit. While we're talking an elderly w...

Seen in a hospital chart: For my non-medical readers: it was supposed to say "hemorrhage." The joys of Dragon software.

"I didn't do it Dad." (snicker) "Really!"

Dr. Grumpy: "This is Dr. Grumpy, returning a page." Mrs. Call: "My husband is having a seizure. He sees Dr. Nerve for epile...

One of my patients is dying from a brain tumor. He has severe pain from a number of related and unrelated issues, and since I'm the doct...

Dr. Grumpy: "Okay, Annie will set the MRI up for you, and then I'll see you back when we have the results. Any questions on this?...

Apparently, the satellite radio had to truncate the title of the classic song "Love is Like Oxygen" (Sweet, 1978) to fit the displ...

In the early 90's I got a coveted med school rotation at a major American medical academic center. The main reason I was selected over...

Mary: “Dr. Grumpy’s office, this is Mary.” Miss Presson: “Hi, this is Lee Presson, I had an appointment with Dr. Grumpy about an hour ago....

Dear News360, I wanted to thank you for your "Health Tips" article yesterday on pelvic lymph node dissection for prostate cance...