Doctor Grumpy in the House

Today's post is dedicated to the marketing genius at Boehringer-Ingelheim pharmaceuticals who came up with this name for their veterinar...

Mr. Dixie: "Hey, doc, do you need to check levels on my seizure medication today?" Dr. Grumpy: "No, I don't." Mr...

Dr. Grumpy: "How you doing today?" Mr. Big Donor: "I'm tired. You wouldn't believe what happened to my daughter'...

I have no idea what this means, or why it's listed as a therapy.

About 10-15 years ago, there was an internist who took night call doing hospital admissions. He worked from 5pm - 7am, and I was usual...

Dr. Grumpy: "Did you have a headache when these other symptoms occurred?" Ms. Patient: "Well, I believe I may have, if that...

I went to look up a patient's blood pressure trend at the hospital, but only found this: People's lives depend on this, too. ...

I get in the hospital elevator with a 30-ish woman who's talking to someone on her cell phone. I hear: "No, seriously, Sue, all t...

While on call last weekend, I was trying to track down a few victims patients when I noticed my call partner's (Dr. Nerve) wife was in ...

Okay, time to hit the mailbag for stuff you guys have sent in. First, from the "what the hell does that mean?" files: I...

Not-so-great moments with using Epocrates:

I'm sitting in my office with an elderly lady with Alzheimer's disease and her devoted son. Dr. Grumpy: "So how's she be...

It's summer vacation time, gang. I'll be heading out for a few weeks with my wild bunch. Back sometime in the second half of Jul...

Thank you, K!