Doctor Grumpy in the House

Okay, time to hit the mailbag for stuff you guys have sent in. First, we have this, from a patient medication form:   I never thought of thi...

One of my patients landed in the hospital overnight for mild pneumonia, and his wife asked me to look at the records to make sure there were...

"There have only been a handful of days since the beginning of time on which the direction the world was taking has been changed in one...

 Seen in a chart:    

Okay, as required to maintain my hospital privileges (in addition to sending in a check) every 2 years I have to take mandatory online testi...

LOOK, PEOPLE! JUST BECAUSE LADY GAGA IS ADVERTISING FOR A MEDICATION DOESN'T MEAN SHE'S GOING TO PAY FOR YOURS IF YOUR INSURANCE WON...

Mary: "Dr. Grumpy's office, this is Mary." Ms. Frantic: "Hi! I really need to see a neurologist! All the ones at Massive ...

Did anyone else out there read "The Problem of Cell 13" by Jacques Futrelle? I'm assuming I'm not the only one, as it was ...

A long time ago, when I was first starting out, I worked at a hospital that had only one MRI-compatible ventilator. For my non-medical reade...

I'm with a patient when Mary wanders back. Mary: "Hey, Dr. Hypothec is on line two, he asked me to interrupt you." Dr. Grumpy:...

 

(or Autumn, if you're on that side of the planet). My favorite ode to spring, courtesy of the great Tom Lehrer: Spring is here Spring is...

 "What do you mean the drug doesn't work? We can't write that! Find a better way to say it!"

In honor of Pi Day, AKA Einstein's birthday...   Hi, this is Craig Grumpy. A few years back, you may remember, I worked at Local Grocery...