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  • Pumpkin Cheesecake Snickerdoodles

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    This recipe was forwarded to me by Eli, a nurse in our emergency department. Even though I chilled the dough all day, it was too soft to be able to seal it around the filling and roll into a ball. I had to scoop balls of dough onto a plate covered in plastic wrap. I…

  • Dr. Miel in Mexico

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    Dr. Miel sent me this picture of her in Mexico, proudly showing off her Tad Bag.

  • Two Patients with Broken Ribs

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    I recently went mountain biking in Moab, Utah. Unfortunately, I fell just as our ride was starting. It was soon apparent to me that I had broken some ribs on the left side of my chest. I painfully rode back to the trailhead and found a ride back into town, rather than trying to ride…

  • Hard Boiled Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies

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    My friend, Lisa, sent me a recipe for Hard Boiled Egg Chocolate Chip Cookies. “What the…?” I asked. A quick Google search showed that something that sounded bizarre to me was, actually, all over the place. I tried some different recipes and this is the one I liked the best. They are very moist but are…

  • Vicodin, Thank You Very Much

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    One night this week, one of my physician assistants came to me frustrated that the patient he had gone to see had run him off, saying he wanted another doctor. Matt had addressed two complaints the patient had: difficulty urinating and a nagging cough. When the patient went on to more complaints, including shoulder pain…

  • Lemon Semolina Cookies

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    Semolina is made from hard durham wheat. It is cooked, dried then ground. It looks and feels kind of like corn meal. It gives these cookies an interesting texture. They are soft and very lemony. Hunter enjoys one after a spaghetti lunch. Recipe By: Adapted from Food.com Yield: 24 Ingredients: 3 large lemons ½ pound…

  • Latest Bags

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  • Aussie Yo Yo Biscuits

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       When Shari and I went to Sydney in 2016, we hung out with our Australian friends, Rachel and Richard, who recommended several classic Australian treats for us to try. This is the one that I came home and made. They are shortbread cookies and the icing makes them. Dr. Al’ai, one of our emergency…

  • Fire Hose and Blue Bags

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    Rita asked me for a fire hose bag, trimmed in blue. I made two for him to choose from:       

  • Susana

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    A sixty-year-old woman came in by ambulance. The nurse entered “abdominal pain, flank pain” as the chief complaint. The nurse advised me that the patient was deaf and only spoke Spanish, so I grabbed some paper and a clipboard before going in the room. I introduced myself and showed her my name badge so she…