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Drmaypole
@drmaypole.bsky.social
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Pediatrician cartoonist parent in search of the intersection of humor with everything (and everyone), mildly obsessed with complex care, canoeing and the animals of our lives.
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · Jan 14
Fueled by TV based medical dramas, some patients enter the health space slinging #lingo that might not be as precise as they think it is. Our job? Clarify their meaning, and if possible, find plainer/common language.
#medsky #graphicmedicine
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 8h
We were upstream from the tidal reaches down in RI, but we enjoyed this undeveloped stretch on the edge of Bridgewater, Ma
#morningpaddle.
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 8h
Went a bit afield to the Taunton River. Lovely and complicated by many, many blowdowns. Banjo was a champ for the many times we had so portage over big trunks and shoesucking mud. Still, glad to have sampled Mass's longest undammed river!
#morningpaddle.
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 16h
Spot the future #CFO.
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 16h
Will patient engagement pressure healthcare to better justify why and we do in practice? eg The Throat Culture.
#graphicmedicine #medsky
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 16h
Ah, the alchemy of clinic scheduling. Most people keep their appointments & arrive on time(or close). THEN there are the hardcore no show-ers, those who fill up slots with appts made, changed, redone on the fly and cancelled even minutes before they are due. Those folks keep us...busy #medsky
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 16h
Not so smart #diagnosis from a smart phone.
#techlife
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 16h
Ah, the #Fall days of #childhood when you can climb into a pile of leaves, and feel the crinkle and crisp sounds of their movements as you settled in. Ah! the cool air and their smell stay with me still. However, it does not seem like a good idea to do that as an adult-Esp in someone else’s yard
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 16h
Some #doodles are annoying
Some are annoyed
That is where I draw the line.
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 1d
Third time’s the harm?
#vaccineswork
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 1d
Can you find the future metabolic specialist, who susses out the nuances of inborn errors of metabolism? #medsky #graphicmedicine
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 1d
Can you find the kidney doctor of tomorrow?
#medsky
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 1d
I practice Pediatrics and I draw cartoons for the kids. Really. For the kids. #pedsky #graphicmedicine
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 1d
Stick figure meets…a stick.
#doodles
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 1d
Sticky #doodles
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 1d
#Teen #parent milestone
Having trouble with the all important small talk?
Improvise til it gets easier
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 2d
Lyin' all 'bout the Tylenol
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 2d
Will #AI make our care less paternalistic?
#graphicmedicine
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 2d
#PatientCommunication - we have much to learn on how to convey complex info meaningfully- and keep it fresh n real.
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 2d
#PainScales are (still) in vogue…but still need improvement, as even ‘number’ or emoji scales can be distractingly subjective.
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 2d
Ode to baby breaths
O #newborn! Thou breathest so snorkelly!
You huff, you grunt-You breathe loud, yea porkily!
Yet 'tis normal, we learn, a part of a baby type tradition
You respire une'enly-From deep sleep to light, 'immature transitio.'
Tis funny. Lo! a riot
but baby-keep it quiet?
#pedsky #poem
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 2d
Diagnostic Adolescent challenge:
Sudden onset suspicious teen generosity
(Secondary to chores)
Prognosis is poor.
#graphicmedicine
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 2d
How you might know when your survey runs a bit long
#worklife #medsky
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 3d
Lynx, ready for dinner
#catsky
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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 3d
The doorknob moment files: how not to end the doctor visit.

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Drmaypole @drmaypole.bsky.social · 3d
The poetry of baby poop.
#graphicmedicine #pedsky
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