Bedside Manners: Chronic Cranky Caregiver? by Patricia L Raymond, MD, FACP, FACG

Those of you who read last months JNJ submission* are inquiring… So what qualifies you to teach us how to handle cranky physicians anyway? Are you a shrink?

Au contraire, mon frère. The other end. The south end of the proverbial north-bound horse. I am, in fact, a gastroenterologist. And yes, I know all the ass-ociated jokes.

 The only physician who starts at the bottom and stays right there.
 A job where there are plenty of openings.
 A doctor who puts in a hard day at the orifice.
 A rear admiral…standing on the poop deck.

Out of your system now? However, I am always delighted in any ‘pull my finger’ humor that you may regurgitate. And if you are behind on your colon cancer screening, I would be happy to rectify it. (more…)