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PHC Newsletter December 11, 2006: Holiday Music

       
 

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Feature Article:

Nah-- no feature article this time. Let's just enjoy some medical melodies and healthy potluck recipes together! By popular request, we've last years' songs and more as well! Full articles will be back next month

Want to share some sanity in your medical newsletter? Dr Raymond's articles may be freely reprinted. More of Dr. Raymond's most popular editorials are yours at Rx For Sanity Articles and at DontJettisonMedicine.com

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Meddler's Mock Medical Music:

As the holiday season draws nigh, celebrate winter by warbling these great medical melodies.Makes a great change from the bland ones in the mall or on the radio!

"12 days of Christmas(for the Dieter)" Parody by Michael Florio

On the first day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

eat a walnut and a green pea

on the second day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

On the third day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

three whole hens
two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

On the forth day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

four cattle herds
three whole hens
two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

On the fifth day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

five egg yolk things
four cattle herds
three whole hens
two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

On the sixth day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

six fish filleting
five egg yolk things
four cattle herds
three whole hens
two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

On the seventh day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

seven bronze colored things
six fish filleting
five egg yolk things
four cattle herds
three whole hens
two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

On the eighth day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

eight grades of red meat
seven bronze col-ored things
six fish filleting
five egg yolk things
four cattle herds
three whole hens
two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

On the ninth day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

nine turkey's fried skin
eight grades of red meat
seven bronze col-ored things
six fish filleting
five egg yolk things
four cattle herds
three whole hens
two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

On the tenth day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

ten pork loins eating
nine turkey's fried skin
eight grades of red meat
seven bronze col-ored things
six fish filleting
five egg yolk things
four cattle herds
three whole hens
two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

On the eleventh day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

eleven types of plankton
ten pork loins eating
nine turkey's fried skin
eight grades of red meat
seven bronze col-ored things
six fish filleting
five egg yolk things
four cattle herds
three whole hens
two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

On the twelfth day of Christmas
the diet plan did read

One stapled stomach
eleven types of plankton
ten pork loins eating
nine turkey's fried skin
eight grades of red meat
seven bronze col-ored things
six fish filleting
five egg yolk things
four cattle herds
three whole hens
two lycra shrubs
and a walnut and a green pea

 

 

THE SPUTUM SONG (From rtlyrics.com)
Based on "The Christmas Song" written by Mel Torme and Robert Wells

Sputum thicker than a rubber tire
Green snot dripping from a nose
These are things that we’ve come to admire
In the profession that we chose

Everybody knows how quickly doctors turn and go
When a goober’s in mid-flight
They will say that they just do not know
How we can do it day and night

It always seems to be that way
Other departments wonder how we spend our day
They always look at us with great big eyes
And say that sputum’s the one thing they despise

And so by now we’re sure you’re wondering
What all of this is leading to
The point of it is we believe as a group
Better sputum
Than poo


It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Based on "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" written by Meredith Wilson

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Up and down the hall
All the lungers are in again
Calling and asking when
They get their next dose of Albuterol

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Coughing everywhere
And the wonderful smell of flu
Plus a G.I. bleed that's new
Permeates the air

The pair of infants in 3 both have got RSV
And their treatments are due at ten
Both of my vents spouses' have signed consents
To have their CT scans again
And now the lab says I must collect 3 more cups of phlegm

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Up and down the place
All the nurses' stations have treats
Cookies and chocolate eats
The perfect time for you to stuff your face

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
What a holiday
But the thing that makes it all right
Is right up until midnight
I get double pay
I get double pay

If your hospital or office collegues have composed any fun holiday Mock Medical Music, please share with us with us at PLRaymond@RxForSanity.com, and we'll credit you!


Best Holiday Wishes from our own B*tt Meddler

So you don't think I've strayed too far from my Gastroenterology roots....

Prep Dreams ( to the tune of Blue “Christmas”)
By B*tt Meddler aka Pat Raymond MD

I‘d like a clean colon without poo
No feces to hinder my rear view.
Detection of a polyp in your body cavity
Won’t be a cinch dear, ‘cause I can’t hardly see!

Noncompliant with your prep, that’s certain
Given all the brown stuff you’re still spurting.
Now we’re doing ok, enemas cleared our way
So I can proceed with inserting.


Post Colon Holiday Release Song ( To the tune of “Let it Snow!”)
By B*tt Meddler aka Pat Raymond MD

Oh, your colon inside was sparklin’
But my dear, you’re still not fart’lin,
You look like you’re about to blow!
So let it go, let it go, let it go!

When we discharge you from the suite
You go out to the cold and the damp.
If you keep your sphincter tight,
All the way home you will cramp!

The time it is surely passing
As you begin out-gassing
As your gas escapes way down low…
Way to go, way to go, way to go!

And last years submission from Cindy Glendenning of PACU South, Cox Health offers up the "Twelve Days of PACU" (to the tune ck the Halls, of course!)

Tis the season for GI bleeders
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Don me now our waterproof apparel
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Shoe covers, gowns and gloves
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Tis the season for GI bleeders
Fa la la la la la la la la.

Tis the season for GI bleeders
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Eye protectors, masks or shields
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Vacuum suction is our pleasure
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Tis the season for GI bleeders
Fa la la la la la la la la.

Tis the season for GI bleeders
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Scleroneedles and GI banders
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Epinephrine or Morrhuate
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Tis the season for GI bleeders
Fa la la la la la la la la.

Tis the season for GI bleeders
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Stop the bleeding that's our goal
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Send them home right and whole
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Tis the season for GI bleeders
Fa la la la la la la la la.



JCAHO is Coming to Town

You better watch out
And keep a sharp eye
There's tension about
And I'll tell you why
JCAHO is coming to town

They've got a long list
Clear and concise
If you don't buck up
We'll all pay the price
Inspectors are coming to town

Check your documentation
There is a lot at stake
Show them all that you're on the ball
And don't make a dumb mistake

So put on your name tag
And wear a big smile
If that doesn't work
Then get by with your guile
JCAHO is coming to town


Get another dose of laughter at RFS' Daily Dose of Sanity or the wild colon humor site Colonoscopyjoke.com!

If you have any fun Mock Medical Music, please share with us with us at PLRaymond@RxForSanity.com, and we'll credit you!


I'm Dreading This Year's Lite Christmas by Tim Mayfield
Parody of "White Christmas" based on the performance by Bing Crosby

The elves are munching on rich ice cream
They eat sweet snacks all day
And Santa has come to say
The deer are all gorged on hay
But I will tell you for what it's worth
They're all worried about my girth

I'm dreading this year's lite Christmas
Not like the ones I used to know
Where the sweets are missing
This party's christened
Ensure mixed with mistletoe

I'm fuming over lite Christmas
So what if my suit fits too tight
Or the sleigh's not feeling too light
I say starving Santa Claus ain't right

I'm scheming an un-lite Christmas
I'm stashing Hostess ho-ho-hos
Keep the Mrs. guessing
Or be regretting
She'll find arrows for those bows
I'm hungry from this lite Christmas
It's not the season we should fight
But if folks ain't aiding my plight
There'll be no nice presents left tonight
And if you'd help Santa, I might
Leave some Christmas Day North Pole invites

(spoken)
Ho, Ho, Ho!
Thanks Kids!
Glad you could help Santa.
Now let's see, there's candy canes, brownies,
pie, cake, cookies, egg nog, jello.. Jello?
Jello is NOT a Christmas snack.
Who left the jello?
You're going on my naughty list.


THE BREATHING TREATMENT PLOY
Based on “The Little Drummer Boy” by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, and Harry Simeone

Come they told me (cough and production)
We have a new Q3 (cough and production)
He needs his therapy (cough and production)
Needs it ASAP (Cough choke hack and spit
Man he won’t quit
He’s having fits
Won’t you hurry now (expectoration)
CCU one


I grabbed a neb (wheeze rhonchi and rales)
I bypassed the Sure-Med (wheeze rhonchi and rales)
I had a Ventolin (wheeze rhonchi and rales)
To quickly give to him (Rales rhonchi and wheeze
Throw in a sneeze
Snot thick as cheese)
I was ready now (expectoration)
To help him out


I proceeded (thick gobs of sputum)
To where I was needed (thick gobs of sputum)
I opened up the door (thick gobs of sputum)
And almost hit he floor (Cough cough cough cough cough)
Cough cough cough cough)
Cough cough cough cough)
Then he smiled at me (my body went numb)
It was Don


I don't wish to leave out our Jewish buds from the fun and frolic...

but rats! I can't find the parody of the dreidel song "I had a little polyp, the doctor took it out...". Can anyone help?

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This years Potuck Winner: Spinach Florentine

Last year we made brown rice and broccoli cassarole for all those potlucks--- both healthy & tasty! An even tastier recipe, that feeds YOUR need as a HCP to bring fit food to the festivities:

1 pound sliced & sautéed mushrooms (drain & discard fluid)

2 packages frozen chopped spinach, heated and drained (squeeze out fluid)

1 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 - 1/2 cup chopped onion

¼ c butter, melted

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

Additional garlic salt & pepper to taste

Grease 10” pie pan. Mix cooked & drained spinach with onions, melted butter, 1 tsp garlic salt. Place in pie pan and press into walls (like crust). Sprinkle top with ½ cup cheese. Place sautéed mushrooms on top, sprinkle with garlic salt & pepper, and top with remaining cheese. (May refrigerate at this stage.) Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Substitute olive or cannola oil for the butter and use 2% cheese for even more health, but no less taste!

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Dr. Patricia Raymond takes medicine seriously...and herself lightly. Dismayed by the increasingly adversarial relationships in healthcare and our loss of joy in our caring interactions, Dr. Raymond started Rx For Sanity to spread her Rx for change to her medical colleagues. The author of “Don’t Jettison Medicine: Resuscitate Your Passion For the Career You Loved” and dozens of published articles and abstracts, Dr. Raymond serves as an expert resource to the media. She established Simply Screening in 2004 to allow her to practice gastroenterology screening in an atmosphere of comfort, respect, dignity and timeliness in partnership with her patients, and hosts NPR's ‘House Calls’, a weekly medical call-in show that empowers patients to step up and accept responsibility for their own wellbeing.

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