I live and work around Washington, D.C. I've heard that we have the 2nd worse traffic in America. There are lots of people here. Lots of different people here. Sometimes I can't get my message across. Is it the culture or language? Two weeks ago, a doctor referred a patient to for sudden loss of vision. The doctor and patient are from Korea. My patient … [Read more...]
Blood in a Baby’s Eye
May 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I have to cover the emergency room and hospital consults periodically at the hospital. It's really a pain. Most consults aren't really "emergency," but that's how it goes. When it comes to kids, though, the findings are usually pretty grave and I am only too happy to see them. I saw a young baby yesterday at the request of the pediatric service. There were … [Read more...]
What is Standard of Care?
May 5, 2009 By 2 Comments
Believe it or not, doctors are highly regulated. Insurance companies tell us what and how much we can charge, government tells us everything from patient confidentiality to how to clean our dishwashers and we (with the help of lawyers) regulate ourselves by following the "standard of care." The standard of care is the preferred treatment that any other prudent … [Read more...]
