Thursday, April 22, 2010
Video Log Lake of Ozarks Vol. 1
Becky is back in Utah to see her sister graduate from BYU, so it's been me and the girls hanging out. We decided to spend two days at the Lake of the Ozarks for some daddy-daughter fun. Since Becky isn't here we are posting some video so that she can see what we are up too. So here is goes.....
Monday, January 18, 2010
The OTHER Dr. Mehl
So, I got a call from Camie's school this morning. It went something like this:
Mrs. Mehl: Hello!
Secretary: Hi Mrs. Mehl. We have a problem with Camie. She has been rubbing her eye a lot today. The skin around her eye is red, but her eye is not. What can you tell me about it?
Mrs. Mehl: I didn't notice anything.
Secretary: OK......
(silence)
Mrs. Mehl: Does she have pinkeye?
(more silence)
Secretary: Well, we don't know. Can you come look at her?
Mrs. Mehl: (Me wondering, "Why are you calling me if you don't know?...) Sure, I can come if you need me too. Do you think she has pinkeye?
(strained silence)
Secretary: We would like you to come check her eye out and tell us what you think.
Mrs. Mehl: (Me wondering, "Why do you think that I am more capable of a diagnosis than a school nurse?) OK, that's fine. What do YOU think it looks like?(Some information please...)
Secretary: I was just told to have you come to the office.
(silence)
Mrs. Mehl: (Realizing that logic is not part of this discussion...) Um, OK, I'll be there soon. Bye.
I then used the skills that ALL of my medical training gave me and made my diagnosis even before I went to go pick up my patient. I deduced that my patient didn't need to have people looking at her like she was diseased all day, which would happen if I left her at school. I picked up my ecstatic patient and we are headed off to McDonald's for lunch and an afternoon of shoe shopping and Easy-Bake oven-ing. Later.
P.S. I was right, she didn't have pinkeye. Maybe I am a medical professional after all
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