tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post7067084266693996583..comments2024-03-26T16:46:21.764-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: PrioritiesGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-17720171289691648592010-05-09T05:14:45.227-04:002010-05-09T05:14:45.227-04:00Quick reality check:
NNT for avoiding another str...Quick reality check:<br /><br />NNT for avoiding another stroke with clopidogrel?<br /><br />Vs NNH for bleeds?<br /><br />Sounds logical to me (but then I've always had a soft spot for trains!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09856196809001873131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-51885535839500305612010-05-08T00:51:54.323-04:002010-05-08T00:51:54.323-04:00I know Aggrenox is expensive, but what about ASA a...I know Aggrenox is expensive, but what about ASA and dipyridamole? The head to head studies showed superiority with Aggrenox, but if he's not taking his medication, it's not going to do any good. I'm assuming the stroke is NOT cardioembolic in nature, otherwise, warfarin could be cheap option.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-52533073526383443332010-05-07T18:23:50.283-04:002010-05-07T18:23:50.283-04:00Thanks Dr. Grumpy. I love my airconditioning. I...Thanks Dr. Grumpy. I love my airconditioning. I'm sitting right next to it because it's as hot as hades here today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84583878518740619172010-05-07T00:20:25.547-04:002010-05-07T00:20:25.547-04:00Diet pepsi (diet coke) before expensive meds
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...Diet pepsi (diet coke) before expensive meds<br /><br />;)<br /><br />By the way, My clients have commented on my diet cola addiction...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7004358869540639782010-05-06T23:16:01.830-04:002010-05-06T23:16:01.830-04:00I live in southern Arizona, where summer daytime t...I live in southern Arizona, where summer daytime temps can get to 115 degrees F. Air conditioning is pretty much a necessity.<br /><br />Regarding the guy in the OP, he really needs to get his priorities straight.JoAnna Wahlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09942928659520676271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-89584255145975561432010-05-06T23:03:40.856-04:002010-05-06T23:03:40.856-04:00Maybe it's a company phone and the train set i...Maybe it's a company phone and the train set is for his kids. You know we parents always sacrifice for our kids - sometimes way more than we should.Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-87237324899922713782010-05-06T22:12:18.204-04:002010-05-06T22:12:18.204-04:00And, for the record, I can't live without air ...And, for the record, I can't live without air conditioning.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43467466772184235732010-05-06T22:11:55.724-04:002010-05-06T22:11:55.724-04:00Air conditioning is NOT a splurge. Some days it is...Air conditioning is NOT a splurge. Some days it is a matter of life and death.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-15817666904479535672010-05-06T22:08:30.367-04:002010-05-06T22:08:30.367-04:00So I take Plavix and it is an expensive drug...but...So I take Plavix and it is an expensive drug...but I'm actually a student and you should feel sorry for me because it IS expensive along with the other 9 medications I take. But I promise I don't have a model train set...I do splurge for air conditioning though because I'm a puddle of mush without it and I can't afford to be that stationary for that long.<br /><br />MelissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-1347938095169159472010-05-06T21:51:53.881-04:002010-05-06T21:51:53.881-04:00Haha very good point. You very well could be doing...Haha very good point. You very well could be doing that... Just make sure you avoid the sharp objects. Seriously I do not know how you don't stab yourself in the eye just to get away from them!Killyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13147988257927684884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37743317177499551762010-05-06T21:34:45.449-04:002010-05-06T21:34:45.449-04:00Ms. Executive Slave- Maybe I have been institution...Ms. Executive Slave- Maybe I have been institutionalized, and you guys just don't know it. For all you know I'm writing this blog when the orderlies aren't looking, and before my Thorazine kicks in.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60177438143750502662010-05-06T20:10:12.981-04:002010-05-06T20:10:12.981-04:00so when patients do this do you try to convince th...so when patients do this do you try to convince them they have the wrong idea? Or you just let them keep talking and amuse yourself?? Hahaha<br /><br />love your blog dr. G, always makes me LOL and make my coworkers stare at me like I just lost my mindjewelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-21655925206321061802010-05-06T18:54:35.233-04:002010-05-06T18:54:35.233-04:00Hey, I'm all for self-absorbed idiots taking t...Hey, I'm all for self-absorbed idiots taking themselves out of the way. <br /><br />At least he didn't ask to get on some special get-it-cheaper program. I'd have to come smack him around then.<br /><br />Today's captcha word is: flybi. I will do flybi smacks upside the head on people like that.Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397412122635951126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-19237466797357970372010-05-06T18:36:49.508-04:002010-05-06T18:36:49.508-04:00I am surprised you have not yet been institutional...I am surprised you have not yet been institutionalised Dr. You must have a cluster of nutbags in your area!Killyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13147988257927684884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-25532054393356471432010-05-06T16:52:37.158-04:002010-05-06T16:52:37.158-04:00what the... *brain cells are attempting seppuku fr...what the... *brain cells are attempting seppuku from the stupid but getting upset at lack of bowels to disembowel*<br /><br />$75 isn't that bad. Everyone has a vice, but really? At least drugs are 'worth' the price, unlike his model trains which I bet were made overseas at a fraction of the retail price. Hopefully, he doesn't have a stroke while driving or doing something that can harm others when he becomes incapacitated.outrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00919839946949339497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-48841270386790436912010-05-06T16:05:52.572-04:002010-05-06T16:05:52.572-04:00If this guy doesn't get his priorities straigh...If this guy doesn't get his priorities straight really soon, natural selection is gonna take its course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-5482900630086161652010-05-06T15:46:22.421-04:002010-05-06T15:46:22.421-04:00Is there an app for autodialinig 911 when he has h...Is there an app for autodialinig 911 when he has his next CVA?<br /><br />CardioNPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-16138497746668254942010-05-06T15:45:07.340-04:002010-05-06T15:45:07.340-04:00Here's a timely link:
http://www.npr.org/temp...Here's a timely link:<br /><br />http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126560286<br /><br />I still can't get over how he's had one stroke but doesn't fear another. The more I think about it, I wonder if he's in denial about what strokes can do.Celestenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46646240771660902932010-05-06T15:26:37.048-04:002010-05-06T15:26:37.048-04:00HAHAHA gotta love patients that complain about the...HAHAHA gotta love patients that complain about the high drug prices but show their expensive gadgets, jewelry etc.<br /><br />http://www.angrypharmacytechnician.blogspot.com/AngryPharmacyTechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16961044116597815076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-78842284281792653022010-05-06T15:23:20.509-04:002010-05-06T15:23:20.509-04:00Aspirin failure. That's why he's on Plavix...Aspirin failure. That's why he's on Plavix.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-23311859311225619622010-05-06T15:06:45.453-04:002010-05-06T15:06:45.453-04:00Aspirin? If he can take it it may be better than n...Aspirin? If he can take it it may be better than nothing. And model trains are life enhancing after all.John Woolmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103272578479980723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-17672375342925417642010-05-06T14:53:12.089-04:002010-05-06T14:53:12.089-04:00Did you tell him if he has another stroke there...Did you tell him if he has another stroke there's a possibility he won't get to play with his choo-choos again?<br /><br />Some people. I mean, my God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-12904615634063107092010-05-06T14:46:46.939-04:002010-05-06T14:46:46.939-04:00All aboard the Stroke Train! Next stop, the cemet...All aboard the Stroke Train! Next stop, the cemetery.<br /><br />Too bad he can't make the connection between avoiding a stroke and being alive to pursue his hobby. Here's the saddest part--his widow isn't going to be able to get anywhere near what he paid for that stuff when she goes to clear the place out after he dies.Celestenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69544032274619253822010-05-06T14:19:09.932-04:002010-05-06T14:19:09.932-04:00Didn't someone famous once say, "Life, li...Didn't someone famous once say, "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of model trains"? Or was it, "Give me an iPhone, or give me death"?Sigmoid Freudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017617360437026362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-1233248120540415382010-05-06T14:15:46.415-04:002010-05-06T14:15:46.415-04:00The trains could entertain all the other drooling ...The trains could entertain all the other drooling people at the NH after he has another stroke and ends up there. <br /><br />Then it might look nice at his funeral. People can turns running the trains around his casket.stargirl65noreply@blogger.com