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Evidently, My ICU Has A Helluva Skylight
True Stories From The Front Lines Of Medicine Patients die. It is a sad fact of life for all physicians, but particularly acute for us surgeons. When I operate on an individual, they have entrusted...
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The Zen of Surgery and Bicycle Repair
True Stories From the Front Lines of Medicine I spent summers during high school and the first half of college working as a bike mechanic. I love bicycles, and since I’ve always been the kind of racer...
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Equanimity
True Stories From The Front Lines Of Medicine In surgery, as in many fields of endeavor, it is never a good idea to panic. We strive for equanimity, the ability to remain calm and effective despite...
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“Keep Calm And Carry Speed”
For a very long time, my favorite aphorism was “Don’t panic.” I am a big fan of Douglas Adams, obviously. My son and I often threaten his Mom that we’re going to get the phrase tattooed on the back...
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Never Say Oops in the OR
True Stories from the Frontlines of Medicine As a first year surgery resident, you don’t get to do much operating. Mostly minor procedures and the simplest OR cases, especially the ones the more...
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Blind Man Blogging
I’m sure that you’ve noticed the lack of meaningful posts to this blog in the recent past, and I’m sorry that your lives have been sadly devoid of the warm glow that makes life worth living as a...
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Anesthesia isn’t Easy-1
The Michael Jackson Edition A doctor’s formative years are often telling. If during the first year of medical school you fall in love with gross anatomy, you really have no choice but to pursue a...
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Anesthesia is Hard-3
The Subtle Science of Sedation As a general sugeon trained in a specific era and at a particular type of academic institution, I was taught that I should be able to do everybody’s job in the hospital...
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Difficult Doctors
Difficult doctor (def): a physician that disagrees with, or fails to immediately and graciously comply with, the expressed directive of any nurse manager or hospital administrator. [cf., Policy...
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