WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today new guidelines released by the Endocrine Society (ES) encourage modification of the standard high-dose ACTH stimulation test with measurement of serum cortisol levels q1minute for the entire 60-minute duration of the test.
“Many hospitals have order sets that recommend checking a cortisol at baseline,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today new guidelines released by the Endocrine Society (ES) encourage modification of the standard high-dose ACTH stimulation test with measurement of serum cortisol levels q1minute for the entire 60-minute duration of the test.
“Many hospitals have order sets that recommend checking a cortisol at baseline,...
BIRMINGHAM, AL – After taking 20 minutes to meticulously clean and beautifully redress an elderly patient’s dressing over her sacral decubitus wound, nurse Brittany Bingham is really excited as she looks forward to one of the doctors coming by in the next few minutes to absolutely f**k it up.
Bingham has been a nurse for two...
March 10th, 201902
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Saying it’s been well over 45 minutes since they had sent the pages, nurses at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are still awaiting callbacks from any of several extraterrestrial docs.
“This isn’t an urgent situation by any means but it makes you a little frustrated, you...
March 6th, 201900“Woooooaaaaahhhhh…”
Is this your first time using an incentive spirometer (or marijuana)? Well, you’re in luck: our Gomerblog team has created this easy 15-step process to using your incentive spirometer (or weed). Don’t be intimidated, it’s really easy (awesome) so let’s get started...
Being admitted as a patient can be a scary and vulnerable time. Why not take this opportunity to get laid in your hospital bed, reverse Trendelenberg style! Talk about a rush of blood to the head – and that head too, wink wink!
Your penis. I’m talking about your penis.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that there are two...
February 20th, 201902Boston, MA – Although a ballot question proposing stricter nurse-to-patient ratios was defeated in the Massachusetts midterm elections in November, hospitals are taking initiative by addressing a more sinister problem: the asshole-to-nurse ratio.
My Turkey Sandwich was cold
Dr. Ivory Tower, who practices in the emergency department...
January 2nd, 201904But look at it? How can you not want one?!
NORFOLK, VA – Gomerblog brings you a startling development: A patient hospitalized at an area hospital in Norfolk has caught his inpatient medical team off guard by stating he doesn’t want a turkey sandwich despite the fact he is both hungry and famished.
“I haven’t...
October 3rd, 201803BOSTON, MA – As much as they don’t want to admit it, health care professionals have succumbed to the reality of patient satisfaction surveys and the fact they are here to stay, which partially explains why Boston area hospitals will soon see the appearance of brand-new IV pumps fitted with their own WiFi...
August 20th, 201803Keeping with longstanding tradition, med-surg dayshift nurses consumed all the break room cake except for half of a slice.
“We saved you a piece of cake”
“Thank you to all the doctors and the nurses on both day and night shift who took such good care of my husband. He received phenomenal care around the clock!”...
