Just when I thought I’d “seen it all,” someone came to the rescue and proved that old line wrong once again.
I was working in the GI suite one day last week: in our room was the patient, the doctor, the nurse, the tech, and me. I had just induced the patient for the proposed procedure, a […]

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In the news this week, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments over the inhumanity of lethal injection as a modality for the death penalty. Presently, 36 out of 37 states that advocate the use of the death penalty utilize lethal injection (the 37th state utilizes the electric chair - Nebraska).
As an anesthesia provider, I am […]

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There is a lot going on “out there” right now that has really captured my attention, and I would like to take this opportunity to share it with you.

Starting with some great blog reading. I try to keep up with it all, but sadly, life rudely gets in the way .
I am totally captivated by […]

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This weekend, my husband and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. It’s really hard for me to fathom that we have been together for this long. Not because we aren’t compatible, but it is such a LONNNNNGGGGG TIIIIIMMMMME. Hard to figure where all the time went, too, but it definitely went by, according to the […]

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There is a catchy yet inane little tool that bloggers can have fun with called What’s My Blog Rated? You simply enter your blog’s URL and in less than 10 seconds a computer niftily scans all the words in your blog, and this will determine its given rating. This sounded like fun, so I thought I would give […]

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And all around the blogosphere . . . . a little of my own horn-tooting and kicking up my heels.
Grand Rounds 4:10 is up and running at Prudence M.D. I know what I’ll be reading this evening with my cup of fresh hot chai. Thank you for my inclusion with such esteemed company, Prudence.
SurgeXperiences, “the one […]

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The turkey’s revenge . . .

Food for thought. Happy holidays!

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As of today, the murder count in the City of Brotherly Love has exceeded 315 people. Do the math - it comes out to about a murder a day. CNN did the math, too, and reported on this problem that will not go away and has no resolution in its sights.

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The number of murders in Philadelphia so far this year has now passed the 300 mark.

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It’s being hosted at Parallel Universe this week, and there is some great reading.

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