I got into medicine because it is fun, and, of course, to help people. I think most of my colleagues did so as well. I get up every day and I get to go to work and figure out puzzles all day. How cool is that? Sure, it may not always be unwarranted or a bad thing, but testing and more testing can definitely take the fun out of taking …
A good doctor should rarely be surprised by test results
Just think about it for a second. This means now we actually practice medicine based on bona fide evidence? What the hell have I been doing for the past 25 years? Making it all up? And who wrote those thousands of articles I’ve read? Dr. Seuss?
Evidence based medicine, or EBM, may be just another way to remove a physician’s autonomy. This trend has marched on for years, …
Evidence based medicine removes a physician’s autonomy
A medical malpractice attorney and an orthopaedic surgeon are on a golf trip. This sounds like the worst joke of all time, but it’s actually the story of my brother and I 20 years ago.
Amidst the rough, he laid some serious philosophy on me. In most families, that might be about life and love and whatnot. Not in our family. We were engaged about deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and …
Why physicians are clueless about malpractice implications of DVTs
MRI overuse and misuse really make me angry.
Did you know that a growing number of doctors don’t even read the tests themselves? Another shocking aspect of this industry is that some doctors will order an MRI because it’s quicker than doing a full examination. Rushing to an MRI can oftentimes erase clinical correlation, that is, connecting the dots between pain and what the MRI shows.
MRI is unnecessarily overused. In …
MRI overuse is widespread, and dangerous to patients
There are nearly 2 million cases of plantar fasciitis in the United States every year. As an orthopaedic surgeon, I’m quite familiar with this issue since nearly 20 percent of my patients come to me about plantar fasciitis.
Although there is a surefire way to fix the problem, the current treatments aren’t really addressing the issue, and they are costing millions for those who suffer from the heel pain. Many are …
Treatment for plantar fasciitis is expensive and ineffective
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