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grand rounds 48: cut the fat and give me the bottom line

Filed in archive News by kevin on August 22, 2005

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welcome to grand rounds 48, the weekly collection of the best of the medical blogosphere.

editor's choices . . .

medrants writes about time and the general internist.

soundpractice.net asks, "how much should doctors make?"

. . . and the rest

over at kevin, m.d., there are roundups on the response to the vioxx verdict (friday, saturday, sunday, and monday) and a comment about why it is so hard for families to communicate with their doctors in the hospital.

dr. charles expertly solves a case a flatulence.

intueri writes two stories revealing that schizophrenics aren't as "crazy" as they seem.

gruntdoc gives some career advice on emergency medicine.

aggravated docsurg comments on the vioxx verdict.

the health care blog also tries to make sense of the vioxx trial.

greg at information is free talks about being a neurologist.

the world of botanicalgirl reminisces about the trouble she's had with past blood draws.

a 4th year medical student at script writes about several days of the sub-internshiplinks experience: day 1, day 3, day 4, day 6, day 9, day 11, day 17, and day 21.

at march of the platypi, a nurse writes about a story from an urban ED.

red state moron talks about laborists as a start to reform the ob/gyn specialty.

oasis of sanity reads an article the ny times and wonders when is it ok to write an article about a patient?

the oxford university press blog takes a stand on doctors giving advice to investors.

the health business blog wonders if how treatment is determined is more important than treatment itself.

insureblog thinks outside the box and asks if lifestyle changes can affect the bottom-line.

the genetics and public health blog talks about the importance of the family history.

galen's log opines about paperwork and the medical record.

clinical cases and images comments on the guidelines for perioperative evaluation of noncardiac surgery.

the doctor is in writes about the perception of health care quality.

medpage today summarizes the week in the medical journals.

kidneynotes
gives some information on beer with additives.

the musc tiger comments on the change from person to disease when patients are admitted to the hospital.

medgadget reminisces about the top ten medical devices we miss.

pharyngula denounces the death of medical expertise, or "hippocratism".

california medicine man talks about the limits of western medicine.

trent mcbride over at catallarchy writes about the "wasted" fourth year of medical school.

orac at respectful insolence thinks about the tragic cause of his vacation traffic jam.

msspnexus blog advises on the do's and don'ts of professional networking.

hospital impact thinks about healthcare versus other national priorities.

drtony tells us why health courts make sense.

sumer's radiology site educates us on vesicoureteral reflux.

parallel universes alerts us to a study showing that 80-year olds can handle bypass surgery.

medical connectivity consulting talks about medical devices and emr integration.

healthyconcerns.com illustrates how medical news can confuse patients.

sneezing po looks at corporate research trends.

niels at the haversian canal eats chicken after gross anatomy lab.

interested-participant talks about antimicrobial underpants.

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don't forget to read the grand round archives. contact blogborygmi if you're interested in hosting. next week's host is healthy concerns.

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