tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49687872196193804382024-03-19T00:22:33.088-04:00Skeptical Scalpel"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." Oscar WildeSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger853125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-87175903359751405292022-08-25T09:23:00.004-04:002022-08-25T09:23:52.546-04:00NOTICE<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">Dear Reader,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see, I have not posted anything new for over a year. I have no plans to start blogging again. I am no longer monitoring this site, so I will not be responding to comments.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Feel free to browse or search for any topics you may be interested in.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Best wishes,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Skeptical Scalpel</span></p><p><br /></p>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-17015031656312965562021-08-20T10:36:00.000-04:002021-08-20T10:36:12.579-04:00The latest posts from my Physician's Weekly blog<p>Being sued for malpractice is one thing; being accused of homicide takes it to another level. A soccer legend dies and his care givers are accused. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/being-sued-for-malpractice-is-one-thing-being-accused-of-homicide-takes-it-to-another-level/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyyYM8-B2-MGLeWYwryNWLh3UABlvHx7ddPOkkfo3gjDUYgilpGmCp0SvZ13zja4_DA-oFvUcr5Oe4FNB_tL1LmibFj8zL_T4Uxi3MM4QJq4OClSoSAw03MmrbvBq9TUbLYf23vf38wA/s1024/Homicide1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyyYM8-B2-MGLeWYwryNWLh3UABlvHx7ddPOkkfo3gjDUYgilpGmCp0SvZ13zja4_DA-oFvUcr5Oe4FNB_tL1LmibFj8zL_T4Uxi3MM4QJq4OClSoSAw03MmrbvBq9TUbLYf23vf38wA/w200-h200/Homicide1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The amateur urologist. A 28-year-old man from Brisbane, Australia, admitted in court that he castrated two men who had contacted him through a “eunuch-interest” website. He was not medically trained. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/the-amateur-urologist/" target="_blank">Link</a>.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xiV4AbEzOP-O78wC0TnQ3Mu4U1-Nw6pImc4FZuR4GxN0qz2BBPRM4UG4is71Hr3IAFH8Sltp5hPRAm71BHBUovAQdenoTQgse7h-0uBqoINkDH2sxsP9HSqx2j16oxKwMd4wl5PS4Nk/s194/nuts.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="127" data-original-width="194" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xiV4AbEzOP-O78wC0TnQ3Mu4U1-Nw6pImc4FZuR4GxN0qz2BBPRM4UG4is71Hr3IAFH8Sltp5hPRAm71BHBUovAQdenoTQgse7h-0uBqoINkDH2sxsP9HSqx2j16oxKwMd4wl5PS4Nk/s0/nuts.JPG" width="194" /></a></div><p>Naturopath faces federal charges for selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards. And more. <a href=" https://www.physiciansweekly.com/naturopath-faces-federal-charges-for-selling-fake-covid-19-vaccination-cards/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OlaEIbzhC9xYe7D05D2v3P-CDEETM_AnMTc9xL3JrX9hcs7cyrrXY68AVlChASS4mVK2DEhmQXoH_1Np-p3d1AIt7i1wicybvF7SLz8hseNUR3VmOIZmuM_-C6L_axHlMhhlYgaIZNA/s1300/Naturopathy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1300" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-OlaEIbzhC9xYe7D05D2v3P-CDEETM_AnMTc9xL3JrX9hcs7cyrrXY68AVlChASS4mVK2DEhmQXoH_1Np-p3d1AIt7i1wicybvF7SLz8hseNUR3VmOIZmuM_-C6L_axHlMhhlYgaIZNA/s320/Naturopathy1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>You won’t believe what this woman said about masks at a school board meeting. Hint: It has to do with oxygen and the brain. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/you-wont-believe-what-this-woman-said-about-masks-at-a-school-board-meeting" target="_blank">Link</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtziDkvvb7HGVL_9-iGC6CWoVSU_NyXMEB5ByMYAxMIOTD54cnNsqYR1S4Ed_Tpcx7CMRWdodHXVkIYCxshdMPB-0FRqpR7Bm9jEXXLkhOQdzOphkU6Edu97_onhoAUNJGhjVEPCl6rrU/s271/Brain+atrophy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="243" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtziDkvvb7HGVL_9-iGC6CWoVSU_NyXMEB5ByMYAxMIOTD54cnNsqYR1S4Ed_Tpcx7CMRWdodHXVkIYCxshdMPB-0FRqpR7Bm9jEXXLkhOQdzOphkU6Edu97_onhoAUNJGhjVEPCl6rrU/s0/Brain+atrophy.JPG" width="243" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div></div>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-78046998672117505382021-06-16T13:29:00.000-04:002021-06-16T13:29:21.363-04:00More of my posts from Physician's Weekly<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">Part 2 of Doctors in the News and Not in a Good Way. They dance in the
operating room. They ruin their careers by committing despicable acts. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/doctors-in-the-news-and-not-in-a-good-way-part-2/">Link</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjStWeOoEIu8jSZpgmvJGzpBREooqHhwq1LYQ5Uw_txczBEWeMtHY2pgfh77Kh_REkMLl9yPJlTBeaBfEtMB2sSUvwt0AccgjCL46UjQ0IfZYc1LZomEqSbhvGjgS4zlmtik6ipsFnII4/s438/Brazilian+surgeon.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="335" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjStWeOoEIu8jSZpgmvJGzpBREooqHhwq1LYQ5Uw_txczBEWeMtHY2pgfh77Kh_REkMLl9yPJlTBeaBfEtMB2sSUvwt0AccgjCL46UjQ0IfZYc1LZomEqSbhvGjgS4zlmtik6ipsFnII4/s320/Brazilian+surgeon.JPG" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">A cardiologist and a nephrologist got into an argument about the care
of a hospitalized patient. Their egos overcame their professionalism and things
got physical. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/doctors-in-the-news-and-not-in-a-good-way-part-2/">Link</a>.<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_rxOe6FXXelT_BE4cYRFnD1oxUFEoLCteWXMwLduqvfJAdPwWIpB7Uc88v4X48xChNXVGf0mrvhOGWZgii8eO-rvhMBzvHr5Dm2eZyhfPsE_zSB1fXImFmDjKCW2D_CQUUne2gFd2Qw/s1257/Doctor+clenched+fists.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk_rxOe6FXXelT_BE4cYRFnD1oxUFEoLCteWXMwLduqvfJAdPwWIpB7Uc88v4X48xChNXVGf0mrvhOGWZgii8eO-rvhMBzvHr5Dm2eZyhfPsE_zSB1fXImFmDjKCW2D_CQUUne2gFd2Qw/s320/Doctor+clenched+fists.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">TikTok challenges. Can they be stopped from harming people? <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/a-tiktok-challenge-can-it-be-stopped-from-harming-people">Link</a>.<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwk-qL148IU-o4WOaXutB_pN-KrP7NfXW3OsDFzjBZShflQkzBFnCO0UUeEgpIbYI-B1ugiDqExL4YqYKXlx8u-CD0lWCGIRMINwjPkXchEWs1wGGV4AhLSNTr-3I7D3iSize66Cxgwq0/s302/Child+with+burns.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwk-qL148IU-o4WOaXutB_pN-KrP7NfXW3OsDFzjBZShflQkzBFnCO0UUeEgpIbYI-B1ugiDqExL4YqYKXlx8u-CD0lWCGIRMINwjPkXchEWs1wGGV4AhLSNTr-3I7D3iSize66Cxgwq0/s0/Child+with+burns.JPG" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">The Decline of Science. A doctor testifies before a state legislature
and tells fanciful tales about magnetism and 5G. Two US Representatives display their ignorance of
science for all to see. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/the-decline-of-science/">Link</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuFNmF4fJvaBTCIKDoo8zcpAjUIuDpICzXScriK_5M1F2E7GstUUHm7kysitKh-Utk3xTe4r5NWOO7JbvCud3Osd2lpXStzIEeWQdlhoQTrv9AquVPNALKlLe6zRzGXtue6XFAn8zD2Q/s392/Magnetic+guy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuFNmF4fJvaBTCIKDoo8zcpAjUIuDpICzXScriK_5M1F2E7GstUUHm7kysitKh-Utk3xTe4r5NWOO7JbvCud3Osd2lpXStzIEeWQdlhoQTrv9AquVPNALKlLe6zRzGXtue6XFAn8zD2Q/s320/Magnetic+guy.JPG" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-17217530372878527632021-04-15T13:49:00.000-04:002021-04-15T13:49:03.532-04:00More recent posts on Physician's Weekly<p>Gender reveal parties should no longer be a thing. These parties have been around for over a decade. It's time to stop. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/gender-reveal-parties-should-no-longer-be-a-thing/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUFNJm6igkVYTzz7gOUIgIp7q3bYTl_y-b2xB0Axfioh-abhJ7VrmgAOAfm34_cP0YvUmF6le-vtxrRK4HCycNa4vAA-2hvphaF4FxLWp8VsTE0ETIW2oSCEZE4zBIaNw0qUb-_45JJg/s1543/iStock-1187374107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1543" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUFNJm6igkVYTzz7gOUIgIp7q3bYTl_y-b2xB0Axfioh-abhJ7VrmgAOAfm34_cP0YvUmF6le-vtxrRK4HCycNa4vAA-2hvphaF4FxLWp8VsTE0ETIW2oSCEZE4zBIaNw0qUb-_45JJg/s320/iStock-1187374107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>How long should patients fast before elective surgery. Part 2. NPO after midnight is no longer necessary. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/how-long-should-patients-fast-before-elective-surgery-part-2/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeI6VeId8Du0d3UMP4u2Ti7XnLDtKdtY-j9u9QYY8_mSCCwXrVrCJWNkoq_dUJrB79BKAnd2IEc5bRd5_i8QIB1VG-QYtdV2uJiRELZFlzFd_KoCIyaNAm0n8bR-nadf6Zxf0-u4FSS4/s1254/Fasting+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeI6VeId8Du0d3UMP4u2Ti7XnLDtKdtY-j9u9QYY8_mSCCwXrVrCJWNkoq_dUJrB79BKAnd2IEc5bRd5_i8QIB1VG-QYtdV2uJiRELZFlzFd_KoCIyaNAm0n8bR-nadf6Zxf0-u4FSS4/s320/Fasting+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>They're MDs but they can't find residency positions. The problem is getting worse. Learn why from the results of the 2021 match. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/theyre-mds-but-they-cant-find-residency-positions/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwytK-j8-UG7g2_KX3sNtDeBZD67hdgmbGPY8UDK_maK9t93BSBDTYwcyVJrhGMNLMchha_A-jHl5ZTOarj27dGTtUekQgf8_pVvjnqC2MrCL74UWObqU_nXIzx0id8R0XGWjtItRvXBw/s1254/Sad+doctor3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwytK-j8-UG7g2_KX3sNtDeBZD67hdgmbGPY8UDK_maK9t93BSBDTYwcyVJrhGMNLMchha_A-jHl5ZTOarj27dGTtUekQgf8_pVvjnqC2MrCL74UWObqU_nXIzx0id8R0XGWjtItRvXBw/s320/Sad+doctor3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Doctors in the news and not in a good way. More stories about doctors who crossed the line. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/doctors-in-the-news-and-not-in-a-good-way/" target="_blank">Link</a>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht96rALnN6CIMU6VWKBZYyydB5CN_TJHQiLzSoyYE4X5X2KcOLzQ69o1cvyyoHR6Mwll5i8iLoLYVd3NQ5knOcNS1bL7fNqJjqseNsGG87cclrh0rQYyuT4Uezr5-_VdJJmL9OQd4tpLc/s1258/Gyn+procedure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht96rALnN6CIMU6VWKBZYyydB5CN_TJHQiLzSoyYE4X5X2KcOLzQ69o1cvyyoHR6Mwll5i8iLoLYVd3NQ5knOcNS1bL7fNqJjqseNsGG87cclrh0rQYyuT4Uezr5-_VdJJmL9OQd4tpLc/s320/Gyn+procedure.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-11436539410439677482021-02-17T10:41:00.007-05:002021-04-15T13:34:44.387-04:00Three new posts from my Physician's Weekly blog<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The alarming frequency of errors in medical records. Lots of mistakes say patients who have looked at their own charts. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/the-alarming-frequency-of-errors-in-medical-records/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6KDZH-MufBY_xrz04Mv4b3uNjD1TKxB4s-gmRI8aR8qDIoqX0PwVy32K3NKM6fcNCbzZVOx9IAuH5O-y5nWFdqB1ugFZrhYIL6nw4kZFojdWUvG7IBTL-72xnONSq74j6_cypH2i7Zw/s536/Intubation.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6KDZH-MufBY_xrz04Mv4b3uNjD1TKxB4s-gmRI8aR8qDIoqX0PwVy32K3NKM6fcNCbzZVOx9IAuH5O-y5nWFdqB1ugFZrhYIL6nw4kZFojdWUvG7IBTL-72xnONSq74j6_cypH2i7Zw/s320/Intubation.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-58a1e247-7fff-b206-afeb-a77d23dc3c3a"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Training on deceased bodies without consent. Practicing on the recently dead on the floor of a fire house. <a href=" https://www.physiciansweekly.com/training-on-deceased-patients-bodies-without-consent/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</span></span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1jSfqwjHSzTNWyEabjjGL1uhpPgF7EPSVv_Nlb_spK7-aiViT6RciYA4LpgaZgDZbQQdksDhLxJyK5ZvI2BX4-hnxZKUHQnZzwX_IkDsWIvvXc95_GbELXaNm-ofaJZ_9Zvw2w0_Txw/s536/Intubation.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1jSfqwjHSzTNWyEabjjGL1uhpPgF7EPSVv_Nlb_spK7-aiViT6RciYA4LpgaZgDZbQQdksDhLxJyK5ZvI2BX4-hnxZKUHQnZzwX_IkDsWIvvXc95_GbELXaNm-ofaJZ_9Zvw2w0_Txw/s320/Intubation.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Physicians in the (bad) news. How did these two doctors get into so much trouble? <a href=" https://www.physiciansweekly.com/physicians-in-the-bad-news/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</span></span></p><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9p4qN_uGxZOXm5FIvQqVuT004Mq7qYR2xDfNuNp3__s1cS3CuzRcptfQW_tzEB4U_wXbwc1GPP5czOhFURemJ9Xq1DBS69-_vHxNRTW1Bq4T0-t_OKPVI9r1sxUXdnCFj5Llfr8TAyE/s724/Doxctor+in+cuffs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="724" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9p4qN_uGxZOXm5FIvQqVuT004Mq7qYR2xDfNuNp3__s1cS3CuzRcptfQW_tzEB4U_wXbwc1GPP5czOhFURemJ9Xq1DBS69-_vHxNRTW1Bq4T0-t_OKPVI9r1sxUXdnCFj5Llfr8TAyE/s320/Doxctor+in+cuffs.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span><br /></span></div>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-23564786684786764292021-01-11T09:50:00.003-05:002021-02-24T10:28:17.680-05:00Latest posts on Physician's Weekly<p>The dangerous pitfalls of database research. How did two papers using the same database for retrospective research about infections in laparoscopic cholecystectomy arrive at opposite conclusions? <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/dangerous-pitfalls-of-database-research/">Link</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeq14yxmeIfS0gdcgnVO2Oav14AzbaMBAGOikEANBA6YTrCLfBImLJSoPJSJM081X4qrBPefVg_9jpTkDEM-OrZeMF5Cavj_av0tecGHgFLtnbhuCrtSlKEMo10ritlukX34JvrQwk7kI/s1254/Female+MD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeq14yxmeIfS0gdcgnVO2Oav14AzbaMBAGOikEANBA6YTrCLfBImLJSoPJSJM081X4qrBPefVg_9jpTkDEM-OrZeMF5Cavj_av0tecGHgFLtnbhuCrtSlKEMo10ritlukX34JvrQwk7kI/s320/Female+MD.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>What can be done about doctors who spread misinformation, especially in a pandemic? A state medical board rises to the occasion. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/what-can-be-done-about-doctors-who-spread-misinformation/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZv2PEkt7WFGzzM3XlbxdwqiD3Xh3UXE0aq3YtGIYxIv2UF99UCu2rUoKgCDc5cqst1lAYqtAY_62g6R5iMqToJAFmcMQII3MEBGWmi5a6kNjljL_YTU8Z4iMkIUSO5yu4Efbq4MXmlA/s568/suspended.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="237" data-original-width="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZv2PEkt7WFGzzM3XlbxdwqiD3Xh3UXE0aq3YtGIYxIv2UF99UCu2rUoKgCDc5cqst1lAYqtAY_62g6R5iMqToJAFmcMQII3MEBGWmi5a6kNjljL_YTU8Z4iMkIUSO5yu4Efbq4MXmlA/s320/suspended.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Jury awards $400,000 in "wrongful prolongation of life" lawsuit. A man with a DNR/DNI order was resuscitated against his wishes leading to two more years of a life of pain and disability. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/jury-awards-400000-in-wrongful-prolongation-of-life-lawsuit/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvVQt3CpyT_YvqkO5L5MaBdWcGEhnJcup7PgNvtEFGrtEwVgY38Vle8uA899pUGYgLRNUhogVtO-ZrRc1Ylf-8UDZLNOypgCEmnHb5FRGwJe-hJFciwZYhZcrHUri6TtjzO7a7R6MWoc/s737/DNR.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="737" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvVQt3CpyT_YvqkO5L5MaBdWcGEhnJcup7PgNvtEFGrtEwVgY38Vle8uA899pUGYgLRNUhogVtO-ZrRc1Ylf-8UDZLNOypgCEmnHb5FRGwJe-hJFciwZYhZcrHUri6TtjzO7a7R6MWoc/s320/DNR.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-67508919590897501292020-11-24T07:44:00.002-05:002020-11-24T07:44:24.862-05:00New Posts on Physician's Weekly<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTVxdTjQXXkq2WEpReiC4-vsPTFiXz5FcG6-Sbz_5MZA9wIY2XRaxVVkBWTtPTF727L1mdfccafWcFL8BnZkvgb1F1Cv78xW1wpO4lNie-5ykr3JGeLJ7B2r60MwCvu_kXSaKgIBe6Gw/s752/Ferrari+US.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="752" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrTVxdTjQXXkq2WEpReiC4-vsPTFiXz5FcG6-Sbz_5MZA9wIY2XRaxVVkBWTtPTF727L1mdfccafWcFL8BnZkvgb1F1Cv78xW1wpO4lNie-5ykr3JGeLJ7B2r60MwCvu_kXSaKgIBe6Gw/s320/Ferrari+US.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Serial con artist obstetrician/gynecologist found guilty on 52 counts of fraud. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/serial-con-artist-ob-gyn-awaits-trial/" target="_blank">Link</a>.<span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></span></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-89f9c58a-7fff-50da-6b65-92f30f7d8917"><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaFP0VRexfCWgO7Np47FwLdVOpBwT6vxu4eXic-53gufpilO8Nv4y4lF_t4C22vu10eth8DjtqVp-i6TtNquFRvy2CkrD_o3OTUkeGFPF4j__Ut517X5WfA97Zig4ATZ8nlguCT_PgvY/s1254/Burnout+resident.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaFP0VRexfCWgO7Np47FwLdVOpBwT6vxu4eXic-53gufpilO8Nv4y4lF_t4C22vu10eth8DjtqVp-i6TtNquFRvy2CkrD_o3OTUkeGFPF4j__Ut517X5WfA97Zig4ATZ8nlguCT_PgvY/s320/Burnout+resident.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Half of all medical school graduates feel unprepared for surgical residency. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/half-of-med-school-graduates-beginning-surgical-residency-feel-unprepared/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcQ8_9YgGSjuALiyvsY0wAzfKPGL54L0U7UKHsukCUDJhnalKG9hvmIYzXkw_mGpMs0szH5zYnzos77I-Y9QZ5VeSof1iXs7xzUlWqkgkc5C-EyHA8MWClIuZmfKXRG3g-0tHq9sl4vk/s1122/Math+student+and+teacher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="935" data-original-width="1122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcQ8_9YgGSjuALiyvsY0wAzfKPGL54L0U7UKHsukCUDJhnalKG9hvmIYzXkw_mGpMs0szH5zYnzos77I-Y9QZ5VeSof1iXs7xzUlWqkgkc5C-EyHA8MWClIuZmfKXRG3g-0tHq9sl4vk/s320/Math+student+and+teacher.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">What do math and medicine have in common? <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/question-what-do-math-and-medicine-have-in-common/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><br /></span>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-11906521665005893732020-10-05T13:43:00.000-04:002020-10-05T13:43:12.639-04:00Some unusual cases and more about the treatment of appendicitis with antibiotic vs. surgery<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsBOgB-HR0LG6GbDLfzG9HXBYhyJr0GGIQft4pOkQekFqKGFqJMZE6TZCgZjs6kTLPGfw0pxi3lTy9wvrJc9QtcfmEEVNK5p9hfOEGg5pC7xpJb3tkOXjBmyUvj1AsTHC3ZEK7Ra7f6Y/s411/Wire+2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsBOgB-HR0LG6GbDLfzG9HXBYhyJr0GGIQft4pOkQekFqKGFqJMZE6TZCgZjs6kTLPGfw0pxi3lTy9wvrJc9QtcfmEEVNK5p9hfOEGg5pC7xpJb3tkOXjBmyUvj1AsTHC3ZEK7Ra7f6Y/s320/Wire+2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Unusual cases: A very misplaced guidewire, some unusual findings in tonsils, and a left inguinal hernia containing the stomach. <a href=" https://www.physiciansweekly.com/unusual-cases-part-7-not-a-grey-hair-just-an-old-guidewire/">LINK</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_smSWIBRCwqrPeP9lTvAcTNbym2r6w5Wolx6rbE0l_gUrH9k5UpufZK1KnavcLFLE7BG795UkRuwwxQ9i1VePQ637Iw2J90qVPNJBCAiQSQZAZdy_Dpip448EIIA1PhZlMsreeIQEsg/s640/Appendicitis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_smSWIBRCwqrPeP9lTvAcTNbym2r6w5Wolx6rbE0l_gUrH9k5UpufZK1KnavcLFLE7BG795UkRuwwxQ9i1VePQ637Iw2J90qVPNJBCAiQSQZAZdy_Dpip448EIIA1PhZlMsreeIQEsg/s320/Appendicitis.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Just published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. A large randomized prospective study of antibiotics vs. appendectomy in the treatment of acute appendicitis. Here is my take on the paper. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/coda-trial-what-you-need-to-know/" target="_blank">LINK</a></p>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-4894514486087200382020-08-31T08:37:00.000-04:002020-08-31T08:37:16.640-04:00New posts<span style="font-size: medium;">Here are three more new posts on Physician's Weekly. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Covid times get stranger and stranger. Virus outbreaks in a major league baseball team and an anesthesiology residency program and physician believes in alien DNA and demon sperm. <a href="Create a hyperlink to a location on the web Select the text or picture that you want to display as a hyperlink. On the Insert tab, click Hyperlink. You can also right-click the text or picture and click Hyperlink on the shortcut menu. In the Insert Hyperlink box, type or paste your link in the Address box.">LINK</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">How to get around a state's cap on pain and suffering. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/how-to-get-around-a-states-cap-on-pain-and-suffering/">LINK</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Non-physician hospital CEO cut after participating in surgery. A surgeon invites a hospital CEO to make the incision on a patient in the operating room. 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<span style="font-size: large;">The worst ever COVID-19 screening idea for airports. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/worst-ever-covid-19-screening-idea-for-airports/" target="_blank">Link</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Surviving bizarre perforations. Some odd cases from the Internet. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/unusual-cases-part-6-surviving-bizarre-perforations/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Acute appendicitis: Will a novel endoscopic “organ-sparing” approach change the treatment paradigm? <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/acute-appendicitis-and-novel-endoscopic-organ-sparing-approach/" target="_blank">Link</a>.</span><br />
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<br />Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-89219110698127454392020-05-11T13:11:00.000-04:002020-05-11T13:11:40.740-04:00More Covid-19 posts<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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Long-term follow-up of antibiotics for appendicitis: Shocking but expected results. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/long-term-follow-up-of-antibiotics-for-appendicitis-shocking-but-expected-results/">LINK</a><br />
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Barbecue grill brush bristles found in odd places. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/barbecue-grill-brush-bristles-found-in-odd-places/">LINK</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A doctor indicted on <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/doctor-sues-former-hospital-for-defamation/" target="_blank">25 counts of murder</a> for allegedly prescribing overdoses of the powerful narcotic fentanyl sued his former hospital for defamation. I explain the situation.</span><br />
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<br />Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-79827163064101398642019-11-04T09:20:00.004-05:002019-11-04T09:20:47.977-05:00Unusual cases part 2<span style="font-size: large;">I just posted "Unusual cases part 2" on Physician's Weekly. Here is the <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/unusual-cases-part-2-2/" target="_blank">link</a>. Find out how this happened:</span><br />
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<br />Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-79619877187652819272019-10-25T16:28:00.000-04:002019-10-25T16:28:17.269-04:00Three more new posts<span style="font-size: large;">Here are three more new posts on Physician's Weekly.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The third leading cause of death revisited. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/third-leading-cause-of-death-revisited/">Link</a>.<br /><br />The top 10 harms patients experience in hospitals. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/top-10-harms-patients-experience-in-hospitals/">Link</a>.<br /><br />Bilateral pneumothoraces after acupuncture. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/bilateral-pneumothoraces-after-acupuncture/">Link</a>.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody>
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<br />Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-30809038734387362072019-09-09T09:20:00.001-04:002019-09-09T09:20:49.281-04:00Three new posts on Physician's Weekly<span style="font-size: large;">I've been remiss in not keeping you updated on my blog posts on Physician's Weekly.<br /><br />Here are my latest ones:<br /><br />Next time you eat a club sandwich, think about this. <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/next-time-you-eat-a-club-sandwich-think-about-this/">Link</a>. If accidentally swallowed, toothpicks can cause serious injury to organs (some of which you will find surprising) and death.</span><div>
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Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-45695798667593176922019-07-23T07:15:00.001-04:002019-07-23T07:15:44.132-04:00Two more unusual cases<br />
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">My latest post on Physician's Weekly is about two more unusual cases. One case involves an eel in a place it should not be, and the other describes a nasogastric tube that found its way to a most unexpected position—the spinal canal. Here's the <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/unusual-cases-part-2/">link</a>.</span>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-14033958218966078642019-07-02T10:33:00.000-04:002019-07-02T10:33:15.135-04:00Three unusual cases<span style="font-size: large;">My latest <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/three-unusual-cases/" target="_blank">post</a> on Physician's Weekly is about three cases that you don't see every day. Find out the story behind the x-rays below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The one on the left is called "You couldn't do it again if you tried."</span>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-12760179596951674032019-06-20T10:11:00.000-04:002019-06-20T10:11:27.646-04:00Who still uses a pager?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's my latest <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/pagers/" target="_blank">post</a> on Physician's Weekly. Who still uses a pager? Probably more than you think. </span>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-64936251212891139672019-06-03T09:44:00.004-04:002019-06-03T09:44:41.334-04:00More germs than a toilet seat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My new post on Physician's Weekly. "More germs than a toilet seat." Why is the toilet seat the gold standard to which everything else is compared? To read it, click <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/more-germs-than-a-toilet-seat/">here</a>.</span>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-80608956010276841052019-05-20T07:21:00.006-04:002019-05-20T07:21:56.161-04:00<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><span style="font-size: large;">My new post on Physician's Weekly is <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/who-is-my-doctor/">Who is my doctor?</a> The advent of hospitalists and "teams" of physicians has negatively impacted patients' perceptions of who is taking care of them.</span>Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-22313297379785754922019-04-23T07:21:00.002-04:002019-04-23T07:21:57.977-04:00<br />
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Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-11955270046757712452019-04-02T08:16:00.003-04:002019-04-02T08:16:50.446-04:00Diagnosing appendicitis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have a new <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/diagnosing-appendicitis-what-works-and-what-doesnt/">post</a> on Physician's Weekly. My thoughts on diagnosing appendicitis: What works and what doesn’t .</span><br />Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-9035256023222417572019-03-14T15:13:00.002-04:002019-03-14T15:13:56.844-04:00New post. “Master herbalist” convicted of practicing medicine without a license in death of 13-year-old <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Here is my latest <a href="https://www.physiciansweekly.com/master-herbalist-convicted-of-practicing-medicine-without-a-license-in-death-of-13-year-old-boy/">post</a> on Physician's Weekly. It's the sad story of a “master herbalist” who convinced a mother to treat her newly diagnosed diabetic son with herbs instead of insulin. He was convicted of practicing medicine without a license, a misdemeanor and was sentenced to only 4 months in jail.Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.com2