Denial: In China: “Stop spreading panic! You’re under arrest!” Soon, in the U.S: “It’s just like the flu! You don’t panic over the flu! Get a flu shot!” Anger: “The government is incompetent!” “Democrats just want to use this to take down Trump!” “China did this to us!” “Trump is an idiot!” “You want…
Come up with your own list. Here is mine. Coronavirus shows us we are not in charge of the world. Our brains, reasoning and problem solving are not helping. It’s making us freak out. We can slow the spread. However, ultimately a large percentage of people will get this infection. It’s not stoppable Some of…
Nearly forty years ago, the AIDS crisis kicked off rather quietly about the time I entered medical school. As young medical students, we found ourselves with a unique perspective on a massive epidemic that initially defied understanding. All sorts of explanations were attempted to comprehend the strange array of illnesses which suddenly appeared. Hospital…
Tweet
We need to do better. Tweet
Joshua Lerner is a 10-year attending ER doctor. He posted a long Facebook post which really hit home. It describes what is happening all across the country, including my home state of Virginia and, yes, even my home town of Fredericksburg. There are a lot of promises being made which are simply not being fulfilled. Due…
After much discussion, our practice decided to stop seeing patients until the crisis is more manageable. The reasons are numerous: Seeing patients with fever and respiratory symptoms requires a level of personal protective equipment and isolation which is simply not possible in the typical office setting. Thus, many practices try to keep these patients away.…
Bad taste? Yup. Flounder, pizza, pancakes would be a terrible combination. Tweet
I am certain Coronavirus has visited my office. But, I can’t test for it. The President says it is available for anyone who wants to be tested. This is a lie. Maybe if you are super rich and famous, you can find a test, but not for mere mortals. In my state of Virginia, it is…
Do not be afraid! Our government has this Coronavirus thing solved! Sure, we have no readily available test for the virus. Sure, that means the virus can spread uncontrolled and undetected. If you can’t test, you can’t have an epidemic…. right? But…. We DO have special guidance from the CDC for Coronavirus ICD-10 coding! Thank…