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Category Archives: Medicine
Speaking of Pain
A bit over two years ago, I wrote a piece titled “Seriously Doc?!.” It was my take on modern medicine’s way of assessing pain or having a patient assess pain. Yes, I am speaking of that tired old question, “On … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Humor, Medicine, Verbal Communication
Tagged @jacksonseric, back injuries, levels of pain, medical trauma, pain level
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Oxymoronically Speaking: Medical Science
Yes, you read that correctly. I am claiming the term medical science is an oxymoron. With that said, I am not attacking doctors, nurses, or most other health professionals. I am saying the chant “Follow the science!” as applied to … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Leadership, Medicine, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, death toll, follow the science, medical science, pandemic, soft science
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Collateral Tragedies?
As I listened to the latest news on the national and local government response to the coronavirus invasion, old times came to mind. Unless you have been totally off the grid with no access to media of any kind, you … Continue reading
Worthless: Free Advice and COVID-19
Okay! I know! I am writing a piece warning against free advice, and some will say the information I am about to give you is not worth what you paid for it. With that said, please stop reading and spreading … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Medicine, social media, Uncategorized
Tagged corona virus, COVID-19, free advice, ibuprofen, NSAIDs, tylenol
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Seriously Doc?!
The practice of medicine today is probably one of the most important, frustrating, and confusing professions in the world. For example, through a series of events recently, I ended up in the cardiac unit at my local hospital. It wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Civility, Daily Life, Medicine, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged dealing with pain, doctors, endurance, opiods, pain meds
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Date With Destiny?
Boy! You come up with what you think is a cool title, and some guy named Tony Robbins is using it for his latest lecture series. Sad, but one must do the best one can with the tools he is … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Holidays, Medicine
Tagged AFib, cardiology, doctors, heart trouble, holidays, pacemaker, patients, second opinion, stroke
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