Atlanta, Georgia- A local radiologist, Dr. Crystal Clear is opening up a new world for radiology. Dr. Clear, a radiologist with over 15 years of experience teaching residents is getting them to classify everyday objects… but in radiology terms.
“I think it is important not just for my current residents but for all radiology...
San Diego, CA – When Dr. Tyler Bachon started his radiology residency, he thought clinical correlation would only be a phrase he added to reports as a means of putting the onus of the diagnosis back onto other physicians and midlevels.
“I don’t know how to clinically correlate! I’m a god-damn radiologist,...
MENLO PARK, NJ—An unusually intense electrical storm this morning produced a prolonged power surge at Menlo Park Memorial Hospital (MPMH), mysteriously causing all electrical power to turn and remain on, incapable of being cut. While this bizarre electrical anomaly went unnoticed in most of the brightly lit medical center,...
People across the globe were on alert last Monday after mysterious wide spread power outages and electronic failures. Chaos ensued in many airports and bus stations. One fourth of all flights were delayed across the globe. Stranded passengers anxiously awaited while scientists scrambled to get a handle of the situation.
A team of...
ROCKFORD, IL – A bevy of complaints are arising from staff at Rockford Medical Center after an overnight radiology wet read of a CT head has been found to be dripping all over the place, placing everyone within a 30-foot radius at risk for a fall.
“Our environmental services is always on point, but even they can’t keep...
NEW YORK, NY – The Interventional Radiology (IR) team at New York Medical Center (NYMC) successfully embolized a patient’s aorta today in an effort to prevent future bleeding.
“Our patient has had recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding over the past year, and we finally localized the source,” stated interventional...
SAN DIEGO, CA—For the cardiac catheterization team at San Diego General Hospital, compliance with the 90-minute door-to-balloon time metric for STEMI patients is a significant source of stress and anxiety. Thus, team members enthusiastically greeted the American Heart Association’s new recommendation: The 90-minute...
NEW YORK, NY – An inpatient medical team was shocked to learn that a barium enema performed earlier today revealed an abnormal presence of barium in their patient’s rectum, something no one expected.
“Good God, how did all that barium get in there?!” asked general surgeon Dr. Aaron Trocar, puzzled by the study...
GomerBlog returns to help distinguish between two similar but often confused entities.
The “G” in G-tube refers to “gastric” or “gastrostomy.” A G-tube is a type of feeding tube in which a tube is inserted through the abdominal wall directly into the stomach so that nutrition can be provided. The...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In breaking news that will infinitely complicate the already difficult process of attempting to resuscitate a patient, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (or CPR) will now require prior authorization.
The prevailing reaction to this news is best captured by a local critical care physician at George Washington...
