Doctor Grumpy in the House

While the anti-synthetase syndrome is a serious disease, it really needs a better acronym. As this slide from an educational conference sho...

Annie: "Dr. Grumpy's office, this is Annie." Mr. Clueless: "Hi, this is Sid Clueless. I saw the doctor last month, and ...

The U.S.S. Benevolence was a full-sized hospital at sea. She had 802 beds, many operating rooms, and the most up-to-date X-ray and lab ...

  “Train wreck,” for the uninitiated, is medical slang for a patient with EVERYTHING wrong. Example: “Mr. Smith in the ICU, room 17...

As opposed to? That's all the line said about it, folks. I didn't cut anything out.

A 2nd year internal medicine resident sent this in: I was doing night admissions, and one was an elderly lady who'd come in for a...

I'm at work. Mrs. Grumpy is out of town with the twins. Frank is at home alone. He's 17, so should be able to survive for a few ...

From around the world, Dr. Grumpy's reporters bring you the stories that shape our lives. DATELINE: Durango. A bear broke into a pa...

A nurse writes that, when she arrived to work yesterday, this was the state of the galley fridge at her ICU: Thank you, J!

Annie: "Dr. Grumpy's office, this is Annie." Lisa: "Hi, this, is Lisa, referral person for Deathtrap HMO." Annie...

Seen in a chart: Thank you, C!

It's Saturday afternoon. As I'm heading home from the hospital, Mrs. Grumpy texts me to get some tomatoes at the grocers and to pick...

We're still dragging kids around (and vice versa).

Heading out for our big trip of the summer. 3 kids, lots of relatives, and our credit cards. See you in a few weeks!