CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
AI IN MEDICINE –IT’S IN YOUR POCKET
The future of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine is in your pocket, not in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). The EMR is now universal in…
Tag: RIck Novak
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
DOCTOR BY DAY, SCI-FI WRITER BY NIGHT
This week the Palo Alto (California) Weekly ran a feature story on Rick Novak and Doctor Vita Uploaded: Thu, Jun 6, 2019, 9:27 am…
CLINICAL CASES FOR ANESTHESIA PROFESSIONALS
ZDoggMD MUSIC VIDEO TRASHES ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS
I’m not a fan of the current state of Electronic Health Records (EHR), also known as Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Particularly in acute care,…
SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN… CHAPTER SIX
6) MR. DYLAN’S BLUES Johnny and I ate breakfast together at 6:30 a.m. It was a complex meal—we split a six-pack of powdered sugar…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
AN ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTION: “WHY DID IT TAKE ME SO LONG TO WAKE UP AFTER ANESTHESIA?”
Patients sometimes say, "Why did it take me so long to wake up after anesthesia?" when they discussed their previous anesthetic history. They are fearful…
Creative Writing in Anesthesia
SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN… CHAPTER FIVE
5) BOB DYLAN DRIVE In Northern Minnesota, a “Ranger” is an inhabitant of the mining towns along the Mesabi, Vermillion, and Cuyuna Iron Ranges.…
Creative Writing in Anesthesia
SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN… CHAPTER FOUR
4) HIGHWAY 61 VISITED I drove the black bullet of my BMW up Minnesota Highway 61, one hour north of Duluth and two hours…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
HOW COMMON ARE CARDIAC ARRESTS DURING SURGERY AND ANESTHESIA?
How common are cardiac arrests during surgery? Uncommon, but the incidence is not zero and the outcome is usually dire. In 2004 the Japanese…
Creative Writing in Anesthesia
SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN … CHAPTER THREE
3) QUEEN ALEXANDRA APPROXIMATELY I drove my black BMW M6 convertible up the semicircular driveway to our Palo Alto home after work, and parked…
SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN… CHAPTER TWO
2) A PHARMACIST’S SON IN SOUTH DAKOTA Eight months earlier My cell phone pinged with a text message from my son Johnny. The text…
SERIALIZATION OF THE DOCTOR AND MR. DYLAN… CHAPTER ONE
1) GOING, GOING, GONE first-degree murder n. an unlawful killing which is deliberate and premeditated (planned, after lying in wait, by poison or…
ANESTHESIA PATIENT QUESTIONS BLOG
ANESTHESIA FACTS FOR NON-MEDICAL PEOPLE: WHY DO I HAVE TO STOP EATING AND DRINKING AT MIDNIGHT BEFORE SURGERY?
“Why do I have to stop eating and drinking prior to surgery?” This is a common question I hear from my patients—they’re puzzled by…