Dr. Cranquis' Mumbled Gripes

I'm an American physician who works in an Urgent Care clinic. I see lots of stupid or funny things that people do with-and-to their health. I cope by mumbling under my breath (and then posting about it on this pseudonymous blog). Thought you might be interested.

(Disclaimer: Questions related to medical topics will be answered to the best of Dr. Cranquis' (and Google's) knowledge, but the internet-delivered wisdom on this blog CAN NOT AND SHOULD NOT SUBSTITUTE for your Real-Life Doctor's personal attention + examination, and your own common sense too! If you think you're having a medical emergency, hang up and go email 911. The author of this blog takes no responsibility for any medical, relationship, scholastic, financial, or other decisions you may make based on information found in this blog.)

And since people seem to be a bit confused about this: any "real-sounding" patients names are just horrible puns, and not HIPAA violations.

Blogs I Follow

NY Times "Think Like a Doctor" Diagnostic Challenge: The Sleeping Wife →

WOW, this is way cool. You the reader get access to all (ALL) the data from a medical mystery (HIPAA-compliant doctor notes, ER records, radiology scans) and then try to solve the case before the answer is released Friday (Feb 3 ‘12).

If you’ve ever wondered what a real medical record looks like, or wanted to get an insider’s look at the diagnostic process, CHECK THIS OUT.

Big thank you to Cranquistador meepism for the submitted link! And no, I haven’t tried to figure it out myself — I’m honestly too busy running this blog in my “free time” right now. :)