MADRID (Reuters) - Council meetings in Reus could take a turn for the bizarre after the northern Spanish town voted in a councillor who promised to turn up dressed as Elvis Presley and wants to turn the square into a nudist pool.
Ariel Santamaria, a former postman, stood for a small independent party dressed in full Elvis regalia complete with sideburns and won enough votes last weekend to take a council seat.
It remains to be seen how other parties will take his proposals for Reus, a town of 100,000 people near Barcelona.
His platform included plans to paint the town hall pink, plant marijuana in the parks and give the town police global positioning systems to find people who might need a light while rolling a joint.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Question about Versions
At my old hospital I helped with about a half dozen versions in the couple years I was there. Have yet to do one at the new place, but know people who've had them there. We always epiduralized the pt, did the version and if it worked they were induced and if it didn't they were sectioned...right then.
A friend of mine who lives many hours away sent me an email a few weeks ago saying she was to be induced on the 18th. Last week she sent an email saying she'd had a vag exam and the MD thought the baby was transverse or breech. This week she's to go in for a version given "things haven't changed" and then she'd be induced on the 18th still or would schedule a c/s at some point.
I'm curious about the lack of a scan, but more importantly I'm interested in a pt having a version and then the MD waiting a week to induce. Is this normal at places you've worked?
A friend of mine who lives many hours away sent me an email a few weeks ago saying she was to be induced on the 18th. Last week she sent an email saying she'd had a vag exam and the MD thought the baby was transverse or breech. This week she's to go in for a version given "things haven't changed" and then she'd be induced on the 18th still or would schedule a c/s at some point.
I'm curious about the lack of a scan, but more importantly I'm interested in a pt having a version and then the MD waiting a week to induce. Is this normal at places you've worked?
Friday, April 6, 2007
Sexual Harassment
Last night, I was floated to Peds. On Peds, they also have gyn surgery pts. I was assigned three post-op adult females. As I came into introduce myself to one patient, I was sexually harassed by one of the patient's guests. I did not stand up for myself as I normally would have since this was my first meeting with the pt, but was very perturbed by his vulgarity and told him to stop. When I left the room, he told me he would "call me so I could get up on him and check him over good" before he left for the evening. I said "NO." I later found out that this was the 28 year old son of the patient. Also in the room during his commentary were his father and his grandmother. Honestly! Why would they allow their son to behave this way. It is NOT okay. And if he's doing it in this professional setting with me, what's he doing out there in the real world?!
Sunday, April 1, 2007
There's a Disgruntled Pharmacist
Out there is a disgruntled pharmacist who will write a blog complaining about me.
I did something uncharacteristic of myself and asked at work to write a scrip for one of my children. I am going out on a limb here, but if child A and child B both have had high fevers and difficulty swallowing resulting in strep cultures coming back positive, then when Husband calls and says child C has a fever of 104.5 and is complaining of sore throat I'm putting money on that child also having strep. I know I could be wrong. I'm not denying it. I'm opposed to use of abx for viral infections. However, its not like I'm saying the child has sniffles. So I run the scenario by a random in house doc that I saw and he wrote a scrip for abx. NOW I know that if the MD doesn't have a chart on said pt, such things should not occur. Don't bring that into this. THIS is about the pharmacist. I go to my local major pharmacy chain and as the only person in the whole store hoped for a short wait. I was met with resistance. Pharmacist wasn't too keen on filling the scrips. "This doctor practicies in City Y, not Our Fair City." "He does now." "Hmm. Really?" "Yes. Really." Looooooong pause. "Well, give me a few minutes." "Okay, I left my purse in the car. BRB." As I'm walking back in the store, he meets me a few yards from the entrance. "Did the doctor give you a diagnosis for the pt?" "Yes, strep throat." Now I don't know much about this, but I've never been asked the dx when getting something filled. Pharmacist filled it a few minutes later, but glared at me as he passed my meds over the counter. It wasn't a scrip for me for Lortab 10 #60, it was abx. I know they are abused about as bad as narcs are but I really believe there's strep to be had here.
I did something uncharacteristic of myself and asked at work to write a scrip for one of my children. I am going out on a limb here, but if child A and child B both have had high fevers and difficulty swallowing resulting in strep cultures coming back positive, then when Husband calls and says child C has a fever of 104.5 and is complaining of sore throat I'm putting money on that child also having strep. I know I could be wrong. I'm not denying it. I'm opposed to use of abx for viral infections. However, its not like I'm saying the child has sniffles. So I run the scenario by a random in house doc that I saw and he wrote a scrip for abx. NOW I know that if the MD doesn't have a chart on said pt, such things should not occur. Don't bring that into this. THIS is about the pharmacist. I go to my local major pharmacy chain and as the only person in the whole store hoped for a short wait. I was met with resistance. Pharmacist wasn't too keen on filling the scrips. "This doctor practicies in City Y, not Our Fair City." "He does now." "Hmm. Really?" "Yes. Really." Looooooong pause. "Well, give me a few minutes." "Okay, I left my purse in the car. BRB." As I'm walking back in the store, he meets me a few yards from the entrance. "Did the doctor give you a diagnosis for the pt?" "Yes, strep throat." Now I don't know much about this, but I've never been asked the dx when getting something filled. Pharmacist filled it a few minutes later, but glared at me as he passed my meds over the counter. It wasn't a scrip for me for Lortab 10 #60, it was abx. I know they are abused about as bad as narcs are but I really believe there's strep to be had here.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
News Trolling
IN ANNA NICOLE NEWS:
But in Florida on Monday, the message was clear: Smith died because of a lethal combination of drugs she likely didn't know could kill her.
"We found nothing to indicate any foul play," said Chief Charlie Tiger of the Seminole Police Department.
Broward County Medical Examiner Dr. Joshua Perper said the powerful sleeping drug chloral hydrate and at least eight other prescription drugs formed a lethal combination along with a case of the flu and a bacterial infection Smith had developed from injecting drugs into her buttocks.
He said Smith had been taking a lengthy list of medications, including methadone for pain and valium, but those drugs were at therapeutic levels; she also had been on several antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs and had recently taken longevity medications, vitamin B12 and growth hormone.
Chloral hydrate, the drug primarily blamed for Smith's death, was also a factor in the death of her idol Marilyn Monroe some 45 years ago.
PANDA NEWS:
CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Chuang Chuang the panda has been spending his days in front of a big screen television watching panda porn. Authorities at the Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand hope the images will encourage him to mate with his partner, Lin Hui, and serve as an instructional lesson in how to do it right.
IN OTHER ANIMAL NEWS:
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian woman wearing a strangely bulging robe was caught at the Gaza-Egypt border trying to smuggle three baby crocodiles strapped to her waist, an official said Monday. The reptiles, their jaws tied shut, were apparently bound for a Gaza zoo, said Maria Telleria, a spokeswoman for European observers who run the Rafah crossing.
"She looked strangely fat," Telleria said, explaining why the woman was ordered by a policewoman to submit to a search as she tried to enter Gaza from Egypt Thursday.
Two months ago, we had people who tried to cross with baby lions in their suitcases, and we have had many incidents in which travelers attempted to smuggle in exotic birds," the spokeswoman said.
And if I could just comment once again about something. It IS NOT normal to see alligators lounging on the side of the road. While it may be *common* in the bayou in LA, that does not make it *normal*.
But in Florida on Monday, the message was clear: Smith died because of a lethal combination of drugs she likely didn't know could kill her.
"We found nothing to indicate any foul play," said Chief Charlie Tiger of the Seminole Police Department.
Broward County Medical Examiner Dr. Joshua Perper said the powerful sleeping drug chloral hydrate and at least eight other prescription drugs formed a lethal combination along with a case of the flu and a bacterial infection Smith had developed from injecting drugs into her buttocks.
He said Smith had been taking a lengthy list of medications, including methadone for pain and valium, but those drugs were at therapeutic levels; she also had been on several antidepressant and anti-anxiety drugs and had recently taken longevity medications, vitamin B12 and growth hormone.
Chloral hydrate, the drug primarily blamed for Smith's death, was also a factor in the death of her idol Marilyn Monroe some 45 years ago.
PANDA NEWS:
CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Chuang Chuang the panda has been spending his days in front of a big screen television watching panda porn. Authorities at the Chiang Mai Zoo in northern Thailand hope the images will encourage him to mate with his partner, Lin Hui, and serve as an instructional lesson in how to do it right.
IN OTHER ANIMAL NEWS:
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian woman wearing a strangely bulging robe was caught at the Gaza-Egypt border trying to smuggle three baby crocodiles strapped to her waist, an official said Monday. The reptiles, their jaws tied shut, were apparently bound for a Gaza zoo, said Maria Telleria, a spokeswoman for European observers who run the Rafah crossing.
"She looked strangely fat," Telleria said, explaining why the woman was ordered by a policewoman to submit to a search as she tried to enter Gaza from Egypt Thursday.
Two months ago, we had people who tried to cross with baby lions in their suitcases, and we have had many incidents in which travelers attempted to smuggle in exotic birds," the spokeswoman said.
And if I could just comment once again about something. It IS NOT normal to see alligators lounging on the side of the road. While it may be *common* in the bayou in LA, that does not make it *normal*.
Rabbit
I'd be willing to forgo anonymity if someone would adopt this rabbit. She is much larger than my other two and she is quite a bully (she stalks/chases our cat). She is nice to humans. Stays right under your feet sometimes and she'll let you pet her all day long. She flings her food bowl against the cage if you don't feed her the minute the alarm clock goes off. She's not potty trained (like the other two). She likes to free range alot. She'd be great as the only pet in the home. We do pellet food in a.m. and fresh veggies in p.m. while we eat dinner.
Early Morning Disagreement
Boy (lolling in bed): I want breakfast.
Me: Okay, well, get up and let's get something! Would you like cereal? Toast?
Boy: ((no response))
Several minutes later, he finally drags out of bed stating he wants cotton candy.
Me: We don't have cotton candy.
Boy: Yes...come me Mommy. (following...to freezer) Please open.
Me: There's not cotton candy in the freezer.
Boy: YES!!
Me (opening freezer): Ahhh....Daddy bought the popsicles that have a cotton candy flavor. Gotcha. NO. Not for breakfast. (close freezer and begin offering other options)
Boy: I sick!!!!
Me: No your not. (Daddy and Grandma must've let him eat popsicles for breakfast when he was sick)
Boy: YES AM!!!
Me: NO...NOT!! NOW, would you like ceral, fruit bar, toast, cheese? Mommy's having cereal.
Boy: I sick of cereal.
Me: Okay. Well, you just let me know when you pick something else.
(few minutes pass by with him lying in my lap while I eat cereal and catch up on Distractible Mind)
Boy: Chicken nuggets and ketchup?
oh boy.
Me: Okay, well, get up and let's get something! Would you like cereal? Toast?
Boy: ((no response))
Several minutes later, he finally drags out of bed stating he wants cotton candy.
Me: We don't have cotton candy.
Boy: Yes...come me Mommy. (following...to freezer) Please open.
Me: There's not cotton candy in the freezer.
Boy: YES!!
Me (opening freezer): Ahhh....Daddy bought the popsicles that have a cotton candy flavor. Gotcha. NO. Not for breakfast. (close freezer and begin offering other options)
Boy: I sick!!!!
Me: No your not. (Daddy and Grandma must've let him eat popsicles for breakfast when he was sick)
Boy: YES AM!!!
Me: NO...NOT!! NOW, would you like ceral, fruit bar, toast, cheese? Mommy's having cereal.
Boy: I sick of cereal.
Me: Okay. Well, you just let me know when you pick something else.
(few minutes pass by with him lying in my lap while I eat cereal and catch up on Distractible Mind)
Boy: Chicken nuggets and ketchup?
oh boy.
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