Stories from the trauma bay

"Shortcut" is one of my favourite oxymorons.  If you ask my wife, she will (correctly) inform you that most of the shortcuts I...

Several people have written me and asked if the stories I tell are true.  Well yes, they all are and WHAT THE HELL?!  ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF...

"Ok everyone, put your books away.  I am giving you all a pop quiz.  I hope you studied chapter 6 like I told you to yesterday!" W...

I recently wrote about a patient with a big problem but no symptoms  and how this can be a very difficult diagnostic situation to deal with....

re·mark·a·ble (r -mär k -b l). adj. 1. Worthy of notice. 2. Attracting notice as being unusual or extraordinary. Albert Einstein was truly a...

If you've read back to some of my older posts (or if you frequent Fmylife.com), you've no doubt seen this picture: It remains my...

"Measure twice.  Cut once."   This quote is actually a basic tenet of woodworking rather than surgery, but the meaning still tra...