Doctor Grumpy in the House

Dr. Oldasdirt is an internist across the street. He takes every managed care insurance known to man. Occasionally one of his patients needs ...

Dr. Grumpy: "So let's work on that MRI... What dates, or days of the week, work best for you to have the study? Ms. Dixon: I'm ...

Phone person #1: "Thank you for calling Low-Cost Radiology, where our prices reflect our quality every day! Can I help you?" Annie...

Sir, if you don't stop tapping "Rock Lobster" out on my desk with your horribly untrimmed fingernails I am going to have to ki...

Mr. Lewy was brought in by his son.   Dr. Grumpy: "So, what happened? I mean, I spoke to the police earlier, but want to..." Son: ...

Doing some marketing surveys for $ over the long holiday weekend. They often include questions to see if you're paying attention, like t...

Yesterday I was on my way home from work when there was a loud noise and the Grumpymobile immediately veered right. I pulled into a side str...

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 ...