Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category

Formalin, the flavor of the day. Stony Brook MD posts cadaver picture on Facebook.

February 2, 2010Dr. Kona No Comments »

The Boston Herald reported today that an emergency medicine resident at Stony Brook University Medical Center in Long Island posted an inappropriate picture to her Facebook page.  The photo is of a fellow classmate smiling and giving two thumbs up over a cadaver.  The picture was taken while the two were medical students at Stony [...]

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Concierge Doctors: Brew Haha

November 23, 2009doubleshot No Comments »

So there is  a lot of brew haha about the emergence of concierge medicine. People who can pay with cash, credit card or by check will be seen faster and get more attention. Primary care doctors have been doing this for a number of years and trend is increasing. But concierge medicine is not limited [...]

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Bubbled Brain-Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction

September 29, 2009doubleshot No Comments »

POCD- This is the term used when “gradma is not exactly the same person” after surgery. Yes, it is true that a few brain cells are knocked out each time you go under anesthesia. The stories about becoming more demented after anesthesia are not far fetched.There is intense research going on about this subject right [...]

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New Ingredient?: As old as mother’s milk

September 3, 2009Dr. Kona No Comments »

I know the whole Michael-Jackson-death-by-propofol thing is no longer making the news, but I just wanted to share my experience today.  This is what’s happenning to anesthesiologists everywhere (I presume) now that propofol has become a household word. Today, on three separate occasions, during my shift in the preoperative evaluation clinic, I had the pleasure [...]

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