Posts Tagged ‘surgery’

Second Helping – Grey’s Anatomy shows patient waking up from anesthesia

February 7, 2010Dr. Kona No Comments »

So here’s the follow up to my original post about the Grey’s Anatomy episode that we all found so shocking.  I’ve posted a clip courtesy of You Tube below.  It’s just the first 8 minutes, but fast forward to minute 1:32 to start the drama!

As it turns out, the patient has a mutation in a [...]

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New News from Haiti. Boricua MDs embarrass country.

January 30, 2010Dr. Kona No Comments »

Seems that several doctors from Puerto Rico are chugging down big mugs of regret after posing for some objectionable pictures taken during a mission trip to Haiti.  CNN dug up pictures of the group on Facebook, posing with Haitian military, holding guns and smiling for the camera.
CNN reports, as can be read in an online [...]

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A Second Helping – Crush Injury & Surgical Conditions in Haiti

January 25, 2010Dr. Kona No Comments »

Thanks Double Shot for the great info on crush injuries and Gangrene.  I just wanted to share a few thoughts I had while working in the OR here in NYC over the weekend as well as from watching some great footage of surguries in Haiti on CNN.com.
So I was on call for the operating room [...]

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Today’s Sale – 10 for the price of 1

January 20, 2010Dr. Kona No Comments »

It appears that reality TV star Heidi Montag went under the knife to make a few improvements on her already flawless face.  She apparently had 10 plastic surgery procedures at one time!  That’s quite efficient.  She may have saved herself some recovery time and maybe some money by having to pay for only one anesthetic; [...]

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