MARCO Grand Rounds for October 18, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss a subject right from the horse's mouth--Herpes Zooster or "Shingles".  Pardon me as I scratch my right sided 3rd Lumbar dermatome.  I turned down the Zostavax 2007 vaccine because it had only a 50% reduction rate--now I wished I had taken it---Isn't that "MUrphy's Law?"  The vaccine is not cheap--runs around $170 at last check. 

You fellows with a good pain threshold  should be able to hold out without much difficulty--remember how to check your pain threshold?  Simply see how long you can go without blinking--if you can go over one minute you probably have a good pain threshold  but may end up with a dry cornea!  Try it and report your findings Sunday--a free "Zooster Cup Cake" for the leading Superman!

 

Hope the screaming episodes will be over by Sunday as I am now in my12th day.   Tune in should be FUN.

MARCO Grand Rounds for October 13, 2013

From Warren, KD4GUA:

Due to a series of malfunctions last Sunday, we had to postpone the lecture on "IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?"  This an update and since not all the States have the same rules it was thought noteworthy to present the facts on just what you should do if in an emergency while traveling. 

 

     This came through and am putting it in small print as I can't turn it upside down....Pertaining to a Norwegian farmer in Minnesota....when he accidentally lost 50  cents in the outhouse, he immediately threw in his watch and billfold explaining, "I'm not going down dere yust for 50 cents."

 

Tune in, should be fun. 

MARCO Grand Rounds for October 6, 2013

From Warren, KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss "IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE," an update on emergencies which may occur while you are traveling, such as "What does an orthopedist know about a heart attack in an airplane at 32,000 feet?"  (About as much as he knows about measles at ground level?)  It is an interesting subject for an update--Arnold WB6OJB, had some interesting experiences he shared previously.  Tune in should be fun.  

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 29, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will by demand, discuss "Sarcoidosis."   This is an interesting and tantalizing problem--we don't see too much of it--but when we do it can be a delight in that the underlying lesion was not cancer.

     The October "AETHER" has been sent to all Officers and Directors (Harry EDP and Linda and Bernie's bounced due to apparent changes in their email addresses)  If anyone wishes to receive a pdf copy by email let me know, otherwise it will be in your mailbox in about ten days.

     Due to LOUSY propagation it has been suggested using radio+ echolink for Grand Rounds--if you are interested let me know--Skype is limited and Bruce thinks echolink would be a better alternative plus. 

     For the FIRST time since using 14.342MHz, we hit 40 check-ins Sunday.  

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 22, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS and the newer drugs used to combat relapses...don't miss this one.  

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 8, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

   THIS SUNDAY we will discuss SARIN GAS.    If we have time PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY will be brought up.  Both involve nerves and both are more or less prevalent in the papers or in our offices.

    Last week we talked about the HISTORY OF ANESTHESIA.  Those of you who missed it may read about it in the December Aether (not the next issue but the following one)

 

Question of the week....does beer contain female hormones?  Can heavy male beer drinkers turn into near females??? 

MARCO Grand Wounds for September 1, 2013

From Warren, KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss "THE HISTORY OF ANESTHESIA." 

 

BASICALLY THERE were THREE TYPES OF ANESTHESIA.  First there was vocal anesthesia where you tell the patient "It won't hurt."  Then there was local anesthesia where you inject around the object with a numb--er."  Finally, there was "Bulgarian Anesthesia" where you hit the fellow on the head with a  hammer!  Vocal, Local and Bulgarian!

 

Just think about what it was like back during the Revolution when all they had was alcohol and vocal and Bulgarian types. 

 

Tune in, should be fun.....

MARCO Grand Rounds for August 18, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

     This Sunday we will resume our discussions, the subject being "CELIAC UPDATE."  Can a 50 year old man suddenly come down with Celiac disease?

      Those who heroically checked into the net the past two weeks when no medical discussion was held cannot receive Category II credit since no educational program was presented.  However, credit will resume this Sunday.

    While in Washington D.C. I found the capital quiet and tranquil as Congress was not in session and all the journalists had left town.   Visited Dulles Air Museum, the American Museum of American History and went to Mt. Vernon--what a view from the front porch overlooking the Potomac River (the Spanish pronunciation is Pot-O-Mac).).  Mt. Vernon has had a renaissance since my last visit and is even more enticing to visit--besides, Washington was and is my #1 hero. 

     Join us Sunday, should be fun!

MARCO Grand Rounds for August 4, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

 

Vacation Time....KD4GUA will be on vacation in the Nation's Capital so will miss the next two weeks....instead, we will have Vox Pox, voice of the people--YOU!  Danny W4DAN promises to tell how he turned from an introvert to an extrovert (someone take notes, this should be good!) next Sunday.

 

The Bad Guy seems to have moved into our old frequency at our time--he lingers like leprosy...Hope everyone got their "Aether" without being "torn up" by the P.O. machines!

 

We had 32 check-ins which isn't bad for the new frequency...You guys (we had no girls this

Sunday) voted 7 to 1 to allow dogs in the waiting room--that is 4-legged ones.....they, the dogs,  must be calm, clean,  and behaved in order to get a govt certified PT (pet certified) dog tag which enables them to legitimately spread the fleas to your patients (good for business?)

 

I hope the hurricanes stay away while I'm away, will lower my antenna, (too bad I can't lower the house!)(maybe the hurricanes will do it for me)?

MARCO Grand Rounds for July 28, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

 

 This Sunday we will finish up "defibrillation" and move on to two different topics:

     1.  "Pet Therapy"  Should we keep pets in the waiting room to calm patients down?

     2.  "How an introvert can be happier: Act like an Extrovert."  Taken from an article in the Wall St. Journal of July 23 by Sumathi Reddy.

   

Tune in should be fun...

 

The following two weeks I will be on vacation...do we have any volunteers to help out on Grand Rounds? 

MARCO Grand Rounds for July 14, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

 

     This Sunday we will discuss "Low Testosterone Levels."  (also, referred to as "low rhubarb titers." )   It seems the hottest items out there are low Vitamin D levels and low testosterone levels---so you take both and what happens?  Tune in, should be fun!

 

     We are still allergic to the terrorist so we are steering clear of the lower frequency and hanging out at 14.342.

MARCO Grand Rounds for July 7, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

 

This Sunday we will go for the "Disease of the Week," only it will be "DiseaseS of the Week." 

No. 1....Should nurse practitioners be able to treat patients without Physician oversight?

No. 2....The Morning After Pill.

No. 3....Sunscreen as a youth serum.

 

And remember:  "Stressed" spelled backwards is DESSERTS--I believe I'll take chocolate and ice cream.

 

Tune in should be fun--there was an article Chip might have missed whereas it is postulated that pot smoking tips one over the cliff into schizophrenia if one is prone.  Oh yes, there is an outfit in Colorado now selling coin machines that dispenses the stuff.  If you want the stock symbol, tune in Sunday.

MARCO Grand Rounds for June 30, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

 

 Due to Field Day and other factors, the weekly discussion on "LIGHT" was postponed until next Sunday.  New Frequency is 14.342.

 

     This is a very interesting subject and we will include basic knowledge of the electromagnetic spectrum which is classified by wavelength into radio, microwave, infrared, the visible spectrum, ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma rays.

 

     If we have time, we will then diverge into "Light Therapy, Q & A."  Might be a good idea to bone up on these subjects prior so as to broaden and lighten "up" the subject.  If you would like to be a guest lecturer on a Sunday morning don't be bashful--try your luck!

 

     The terrorist was on 14.307 attempting to sell real estate on "field day." 

MARCO Grand Rounds for June 16, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

 

     Last Sunday we had 31 check-ins, down about 20% from what we had on the old frequency of 14.307, but still holding up fairly well under the change circumstances.  The Terrorist was on 14.307 only briefly Sunday--maybe he's beginning to stutter----Remember we will be on the subrosa freq.

 

     This Sunday we will discuss "LIGHT THERAPY."  This mode is used for a variety of conditions ranging from auto immune disorders including psoriasis and eczema to wound healing, depression, neonatal jaundice  and affective disorders.

 

      Have any of you ever been in total darkness?  I experienced it going down a Polish salt mine in a make-shift elevator--PITCH BLACK!!!!  Consider how worthless our eyes would be if we lived in such an environment and what that environment would do to our bodies. 

 

     We have been ladyless lately so make sure all of you take a bath, maybe we can get them back.

MARCO Grand Rounds for June 9, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:    

 

We're picking up slowly as our members find us--will be at 14.342 or down 2 prn QRM....This week we will discuss 'CUTTING-EDGE NUTRITION."  This a subject I despise because we have too many know-it-alls and I'm not one of them....HOWEVER, we had an expert MD give a talk at our hospital, affiliated with the S. Florida University Medical School and thought I could pass his thoughts on to you....

     Since we basically ARE what we EAT you guys who look like a tomato are eating too many tomatoes!  rosy cheeks etc.  I asked this expert "There are no secrets in medicine, why are there so many secrets in nutrition?"  He gave a smart answer "MONEY!"  Anyway, we will have no advertisements so join in and add  to the confusion.  It is a vital subject now-a-days since the rumor is that health insurance rates will soon be set by your BMI

MARCO Grand Rounds for June 2, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

 

This Sunday we will discuss by request:   "WHAT TO ORDER, A CT OR AN MRI?" 

 

If 14.307 is occupied by the LID then we will move up to 14.344.  Last week there was a net on 14.345 so we had to go down 2 to 14.342.  We will always go down 2--apparently this is working as we had 30 checkins.

 

LATEST Burma Shave ad...."Cautious rider to her reckless dear, Let's have less bull and a little more steer!" (The bull, we hope,  will be steered Sunday!)

MARCO Grand Rounds for May 26, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

 

   The terrorist was back this weekend and almost completely wiped out Grand Rounds--a short skip also didn't help....we had only 19 check-ins whereas we normally have 35-40.  We had to resort to 14.344 but there was a net or a schedule on 14.345 which overlapped so we had to go down. 

     Danny and I agreed that this bad guy is not going away.  However, it may end up being a good thing (?) ( Every cloud has a silver lining).  Therefore:   If we can't use 14.307 go to 14.344.  If we are not there go DOWN 2 to 14.342, if not there go down 2 to 14.340 until you pick us up (decreasing in increments of 2).  We thought moving the CW net up to 14.307 at l0:30 Eastern time might be a deterrent but that is up to the CW net.

     Everyone on Listserve should have gotten the June pdf edition of "Aether."  The printed edition will be in the mail shortly.  Photos taken in Myrtle Beach will be in the August edition as they didn't arrive in time for the June issue.  If anyone would like AETHER  EITHER the printed or the pdf version please advise, if not, you will receive both.

 

[NOTE: There will be no Skype simulcast of this Sunday's Grand Rounds. I will be at my son's college graduation - KM2L]

MARCO Grand Rounds for May 19, 2013

From Warren, KD4GUA:

 

     Last Sunday the "Terrorist" was waiting for us and we had to switch to 14.344.  Propagation was poor and lots of QRN so we lost a lot of members....SO, because the topic was so important we are going to continue the topic "BARIATRIC SURGERY" which includes lap bands & gastric by-pass procedures. 

     This topic is so important because now, surgical treatment of Diabetes Mellitus is the treatment of choice for those 100 lbs overweight.  This will be a banana---bonanza, for the surgeons in that the mortality is less than 1% at 6 months.  It will also be a lollipop for the lawyers for that 1%.

     There doesn't seem to be any way to waylay the intruder since he is using all sorts of gadgets to deter us and two wrongs don't make a right.  How about moving CW back to 14.307,  

30 minutes before net time?  This "slap on the wrist" by the FCC doesn't work with psychopaths. 

MARCO Grand Rounds for May 12, 2013

From Warren, KD4GUA:  

 

This Sunday we will discuss the relatively new procedure "SLEEVE GASTRECCTOMY," for those morbidly obese.  This laproscopic procedure resolves 56% of diabetes, 49% of hypertension, 43% of hyperlipidemia and 60% of obstructive sleep apnea...besides it is quicker, safer and diminishes the production of the hormone Ghrelin, which has been described as a hunger-regulating hormone.

    Tune in for an up-to-date report on this new procedure--

 

     We will start at 14.307 at 11 am Eastern Daylight time and if the "thing" (the terrorist)  is in his obstructive mood we will automatically move to our alternate frequency (and if occupied, go DOWNstream till we hit an open freq.)  DO NOT MENTION THE ALTERNATE FREQUENCY.  It would help  if some members would rag chew starting 30 minutes prior on 14.307, although last week he was already spewing his foul language at 10:20 am.....  In this way we can aid the monitors listening to his trash.  If you really want to get turned-off--listen to this LID!  (He is great for activating skunk glands.)

MARCO Grand Rounds for May 5, 2013

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss the topic of the week, "RICIN."  

At the meeting in Myrtle Beach, we decided to go BACK to 14.307, since the terrorist has been warned by the FCC (in December!).  If we get interference we will move up to 14.344.  Do NOT mention 14.344 on the air, simply say, "Resort to alternate frequency."  It would help if we  get a rag chew going at 10:30 EASTERN to keep the frequency open. 

We had a great time in Myrtle Beach thanks to our Prez Mary AE4BX.