Blog Rounds VI
posted in - Blog rounds, - Palmdoc |Sorry about missing the MMR Blogrounds last week but I was not in the country. But if any of you want to do a Malaysian Medical Grand Blog round, you’re welcome! Some of the links are more than a week old but these were spotted before I left for the overseas trip.
Bernard blogs about Pain in the a$$. It’s ok when the patient has a pain in the a$$. But it’s altogether a different story when the patient is a pain in the a$$ 
HOTM advises us to Watch that temper or risk Sudden cardiac death. Tempers and anxiety levels can certainly flare in the airport – what when your flight gets delayed, you miss your connecting flight (I almost missed mine on the way back as there was a delay in the Orlando-Newark leg), your luggage gets misplaced etc.When waiting in the US airports, I couldn’t help but notice all the Automatic Defibrillators located at strategic points. It’s a shame KLIA does not have one. I mean when you think of the incidents like Hani Mohsin’s tragic death, one can’t help wondering if having an AED in KLIA would have made a difference. Dr. Chew Keng Sheng certainly thinks so.
One of the things about studying abroad is that sometimes you experience things culturally alien to us. So Sheena discovered when it was a Culture Shock. I don’t think such a liberal attitude to sex will ever happen in Malaysia…
Speaking of sex, Jimbo says “forget about Viagra!”. Interesting video clip about how to “dance for a better love life”. Looks like something out of a Bollywood movie Jimbo!! 
Teamwork in medicine is essential. Greener Pasture tells of how tumour boards meetup and help with the management of difficult patients with cancer. The use of technology to facilitate such meetings is now available even in Malaysia. I only wish more would make use of such facilities. One could hold video conferencing meetings across state lines quite easily. If only there is the will and the budget.
Antatosh had a Thanksgiving phone call. The phone cannot be used to make meaningful diagnoses (most of the phone calls from patients I get are along the lines of “Doc, I got this shoulder pain. Is it serious arrrrh?”) but sometimes it serves to comfort and reassure patients/relatives. I also had a similar recent encounter with the son of an elderly patient with NHL and in the end I think the phone calls really were to comfort and reassure the relatives that the palliative course of action is reasonable.
For those starting off as House Officers, Steve shares with you some real Hospital Jargon. The most important one: Boss = anyone not a HO. Yes, remember even the Hospital attendant is your boss! However you are treated by your staff/colleagues, treat everyone nice as you never know what may happen in the future. Interesting tale by Photophobia who encountered a staff nurse who looked after him when he was 6 years old!
Another useful page for newbie HOs is provided by Docfiles’ Doc Chan who provides tips on diagnosing the Hysterical “Unconscious” Patient.
Sbanboy shows off his photography talents at the Melaka Zoo. Nice pics! Were you really that close to the tiger or was it 16x zoom?
Tis the Christmas shopping season. Dr Cheah advises you on the Perfect Gift. The gift may cost RM50 or whatever, but the look of joy on your loved one’s face is simply priceless.
Finally we leave you with some Words to Ponder from Mad Surgeon.
Well that’s it for this week. I’ll be busy catching up on your blogs over the Christmas hols but I am not sure about the reliability of the Internet connection whilst we are on holiday leave so the next Blogrounds may be delayed again. In the meantime, here’s a Song for You
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December 21st, 2006 at 9:37 pm
I like the SNAP feature in the links – very nice.
We have enough bloggers to make rounds, but there must be a co-ordinator who decides who does the rounds and when. But to go thru everybody’s blog is tiresome isn’t it!?
December 22nd, 2006 at 6:16 am
Hi George. Thanks for the comment.
I think the easiest way if anyone else wants to do a Medical Blog Grand Round, is just pop me a note (in the Shoutbox or Feedback form) a week in advance. I’ll then link his or her Blog Round summary from here. If he or she does not have a blog, I could even post the Blog Round as a Guest Blog.
It’s not very difficult to skim thru all the blogs if you use an RSS reader. I highly recommend Bloglines.
Cheers!
December 22nd, 2006 at 6:00 pm
I find myself looking forward to each week’s bloground. Thanks for doing it, doc.