Drmaypole
@drmaypole.bsky.social
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.
What high quality care looks like for kids & youth w medical complexity...a flexible team-based approach that can flex to the size of the problems, using a multidisciplinary mindset. Leveraged upon the foundation of trust & communication...goodness not only happens, it is the goal! #graphicmedicine
Pediculoisis You can wash your hands You can glove up You can use potent insecticide potions and lotions But when you treat someone with head lice, it is rather impossible to avoid feeling this way - on some level-after they leave. #Pediatrics #graphicmedicine
When the rains are done, find a place to pause and summer up.
Happy to be back on the water after the rains! Fabulous peak summer colors during the prettiest light of the day. #morningpaddle
We clinicians may see ourselves as swans—swimming serenely during clinic, but patients see us plainly; paddling madly just under the surface to make it all happen #graphicmedicine
Clinic Me: Hey there! 5 huh? Kindergarten soon. Are you going to drive to school? 5: Yup, I'm gonna get a car Me: Oh-Nice! What kind? 5: A Spiderman Car Me: Absolutely. Will it shoot webs, too? 5: Yeah! and mommy will drive me Me: This just gets better kiddo. Super cool. #Pediatrics
Unwanted tech: an AI driven digital coach that achieves sufficient sentience for disdain for us.
Make use of every summertime moment that you can! Dress accordingly.
What is the difference between being #distractible versus #forgetful? Is it cognitive ? Is it developmental? Is it age? Answer: maybe some or all of these things (and/or if a kiddo lives w/ their grandparents!) #pediatrics
"Ever hear of the Late Bus"? To anyone who works a #primarycare or urgent care clinic, most days we see the late morning surge of walk in patients that makes people wonder...where are they all coming from? Well, maybe, just maybe...I found out. #graphicmedicine
Stopped by the Apple Store to admire the new tech, and left a comment on the new tech prices.
If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be. --Yogi Berra. #fridaythoughts
Myths with legs. In #Pediatrics, when we see new moms and #newborns, here’s a gem that crosses cultural lines and takes some time to reframe. At crux: Vitamins do NOT boost appetite. And! Most babies get the nutrition they need (especially if they get a vitamin D supplement)...
Forget your reading glasses? Good luck pulling that off so no one notices (esp in #pediatrics) #graphicmedicine
When we open up with patients ...one never knows what one will find. We must earn their trust. #graphicmedicine
Safe to say the last few years have made many of our patients (even #Pediatric patients) a bit cynical of what we have to offer in medicine. #graphicmedicine
Safe to say the surging bunny population has shown a new unpleasant behavior of late: condescension.
We continue to strive to be better in medicine- but not lest we make the perfect be the enemy of the good. #graphicmedicine
