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.
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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
#medsky #graphicmedicine
#Insight is needed to identify a problem. #Creativity is needed to generate a solution. #Innovation must be done to make it work.
November 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
#Insight is needed to identify a problem. #Creativity is needed to generate a solution. #Innovation must be done to make it work.
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
True story, clinic
4 year old:Hey, Maples
Me: hey handsome!
He: I brought you some juice!
Me: (regarding his obviously boogery nose, the 1/2 full juicebox & remembering he was here for a viral illness) Wow, cool! But I just ate lunch. Thank you but I couldn’t.
He: more for me then! Ha!
#bestjobever
4 year old:Hey, Maples
Me: hey handsome!
He: I brought you some juice!
Me: (regarding his obviously boogery nose, the 1/2 full juicebox & remembering he was here for a viral illness) Wow, cool! But I just ate lunch. Thank you but I couldn’t.
He: more for me then! Ha!
#bestjobever
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
True story, clinic
4 year old:Hey, Maples
Me: hey handsome!
He: I brought you some juice!
Me: (regarding his obviously boogery nose, the 1/2 full juicebox & remembering he was here for a viral illness) Wow, cool! But I just ate lunch. Thank you but I couldn’t.
He: more for me then! Ha!
#bestjobever
4 year old:Hey, Maples
Me: hey handsome!
He: I brought you some juice!
Me: (regarding his obviously boogery nose, the 1/2 full juicebox & remembering he was here for a viral illness) Wow, cool! But I just ate lunch. Thank you but I couldn’t.
He: more for me then! Ha!
#bestjobever
The benign ratio of risk to sheer joy the neighborhood squirrels offer the dog once again suggests we need to pay them more for their time and minimal effort. #dogsky
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The benign ratio of risk to sheer joy the neighborhood squirrels offer the dog once again suggests we need to pay them more for their time and minimal effort. #dogsky
The origin of the cranberry side dish, Autumn in Plymouth, Ma, 1620.
#thanksgiving
#thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The origin of the cranberry side dish, Autumn in Plymouth, Ma, 1620.
#thanksgiving
#thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
For all of the negative press we give #November and its darkness, there very much are those unexpected gifts of a misty sunrise.
#morningrun
#morningrun
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For all of the negative press we give #November and its darkness, there very much are those unexpected gifts of a misty sunrise.
#morningrun
#morningrun
As a #pediatrician, I occasionally get insights on the rising generation’s take on the social milieu. When #AI comes up, and how they relate it to their future prospects? The results are sobering.
#Pedsky #techlife
#Pedsky #techlife
November 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
As a #pediatrician, I occasionally get insights on the rising generation’s take on the social milieu. When #AI comes up, and how they relate it to their future prospects? The results are sobering.
#Pedsky #techlife
#Pedsky #techlife
Meanwhile...at the turkey farm this #Thanksgiving week.
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Meanwhile...at the turkey farm this #Thanksgiving week.
Love or hate #Obamacare (the #ACA), I think we all want to avoid a system where THIS is how we pay for #healthcare in the future. #graphicmedicine.
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Love or hate #Obamacare (the #ACA), I think we all want to avoid a system where THIS is how we pay for #healthcare in the future. #graphicmedicine.
Perhaps if they really knew what they were doing-and whom they were doing it to-the Administration (specifically the DoE) would have thought through the consequences of declassifying #NURSES as professional degree holders.
Shortsighted, pointless, unhelpful…and foolish?
#medsky #graphicmedicine
Shortsighted, pointless, unhelpful…and foolish?
#medsky #graphicmedicine
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Perhaps if they really knew what they were doing-and whom they were doing it to-the Administration (specifically the DoE) would have thought through the consequences of declassifying #NURSES as professional degree holders.
Shortsighted, pointless, unhelpful…and foolish?
#medsky #graphicmedicine
Shortsighted, pointless, unhelpful…and foolish?
#medsky #graphicmedicine
Sometimes, in the taking of a patient history, the narrative tells a different story than the physical exam. We’d do best to pay close attention to both. #pedsky
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Sometimes, in the taking of a patient history, the narrative tells a different story than the physical exam. We’d do best to pay close attention to both. #pedsky
Happy #PrematureInfantAwarenessMonth
Let's love our preemies while we work to make premature birth history!
Let's love our preemies while we work to make premature birth history!
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Happy #PrematureInfantAwarenessMonth
Let's love our preemies while we work to make premature birth history!
Let's love our preemies while we work to make premature birth history!
Potential near future scenario, if we failed to stem the outflow of the workforce from primary care. #GraphicMedicine.
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Potential near future scenario, if we failed to stem the outflow of the workforce from primary care. #GraphicMedicine.
Phlebotomy-the drawing of blood—can be difficult on some patients. Do we always know why?
#pedsky #graphicmedicine
#pedsky #graphicmedicine
November 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Phlebotomy-the drawing of blood—can be difficult on some patients. Do we always know why?
#pedsky #graphicmedicine
#pedsky #graphicmedicine
Medical axiom #13: DO tell your patients what you are doing, better still with real time interpretation. However, not everything need be said out loud. #medsky
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Medical axiom #13: DO tell your patients what you are doing, better still with real time interpretation. However, not everything need be said out loud. #medsky
Clinic
Me: Ok, sibs. What are you gonna be when yer big?
girl, 8: I'll be a businesswoman (missed 0 beats).
Me: Niiiice. I see it. Sweet
Boy, 6: Imma be a strawberry
Me: Cool! I'll make sure you get picked by the right person, ok?
[crickets]
Me: So then: psyched for turkey?
#Pedsky
Me: Ok, sibs. What are you gonna be when yer big?
girl, 8: I'll be a businesswoman (missed 0 beats).
Me: Niiiice. I see it. Sweet
Boy, 6: Imma be a strawberry
Me: Cool! I'll make sure you get picked by the right person, ok?
[crickets]
Me: So then: psyched for turkey?
#Pedsky
November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Clinic
Me: Ok, sibs. What are you gonna be when yer big?
girl, 8: I'll be a businesswoman (missed 0 beats).
Me: Niiiice. I see it. Sweet
Boy, 6: Imma be a strawberry
Me: Cool! I'll make sure you get picked by the right person, ok?
[crickets]
Me: So then: psyched for turkey?
#Pedsky
Me: Ok, sibs. What are you gonna be when yer big?
girl, 8: I'll be a businesswoman (missed 0 beats).
Me: Niiiice. I see it. Sweet
Boy, 6: Imma be a strawberry
Me: Cool! I'll make sure you get picked by the right person, ok?
[crickets]
Me: So then: psyched for turkey?
#Pedsky
In large practices or hospitals (hey, any large institution), we do not serve our colleagues well if we publicly critique their work rather than proactively and constructively strive to correct it. Meeting each other and building relationships helps foster understanding. #medsky
November 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In large practices or hospitals (hey, any large institution), we do not serve our colleagues well if we publicly critique their work rather than proactively and constructively strive to correct it. Meeting each other and building relationships helps foster understanding. #medsky