A patient last night: I’ve been married for 55 years Me: wow, what’s your secret? Patient: we both have guns but neither of us have any bullets

Had a patient recently with a gnarly fracture/dislocation. Patient’s husband: she has a really high pain tolerance Me: … Patient: I’m a retired ER nurse. Me: (goes to computer to cancel orders for sedation and requests shot of whiskey and some tree bark to bite down on)

I’m not technically a hostage negotiator… but when examining a febrile toddler sometimes I feel like one. “Can you say ahhh?” … “Ok let’s try- What noise does a lion make?” …for this sticker? …or popsicle… …or stuffed bear…

Trying to keep everyone on their toes for grand rounds this morning.

Question for the anesthesiologists of Twitter: would you feel comfortable with a case if your only access was an EJ? If so, under what circumstances? Had a discussion about this recently and was curious what practice patterns there are. @fuzzymittens

Alright #MedTwitter — what was your most memorable (HIPAA compliant) case/diagnosis/procedure of 2022? The photo below represents one of the standouts for me.

The Damar Hamlin case has dominated headlines and he’s being cared for at a world class hospital. But caution for those at UC: high profile cases can tempt unnecessary chart review w/significant consequences. 50 people were fired @ Northwestern for this nbcchicago.com/news/national-…

“That’s weird, my unlock button isn’t working. Wait, is my window…oh.”

As luck would have it John, my windows were also broken while I was at County (and right before a storm). It seems I’ve made some enemies along the way

Laundry day.

Tragic story. I’m curious what the #MedTwitter community thinks about this case, and especially those in EMS. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/01/13…

I don’t know how to feel about this. AI generated Seinfeld parody m.twitch.tv/watchmeforever

Truly honored to have received this from the graduating residents @MCWEmerMed. It remains a privilege to work with such an incredible group.