MARCO Grand Rounds for February 21, 2016

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss ‘SUGAR SUBSTITUTES.”  Do artificial sweeteners actually produce “artificial diabetes?”  What is artificial chocolate?  Which is the safest?  Tune in, should be fun…

MARCO Grand Rounds for February 14, 2016

From Warren KD4GUA:

THIS SUNDAY, by demand, we will continue the discussion on SUPPLEMENTS.  We took  a vote and found most of you are taking at least one supplement...on Sunday we will ask you to defend your actions--ALSO, the vote on "should doctors wear mustaches and beards" is still active...do they transfer germs similar to ties and stethoscopes?  So far, the women indicate they prefer clean shaven physicians..send your comments to warren.brown1924@gmail.com....NOW, get busy and sit down and be heard!

MARCO Grand Rounds for February 7, 2016

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss something that needs to be discussed, DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS….55% of the population takes them and they don’t usually tell their doctors.  (I had a 27 year old male built like a bull in congestive heart failure—the supplements made his heart muscle hypertrophy to the point there was no cavity!)  Tune in and give your experiences with your “informed” clientele.

MARCO Grand Rounds for January 31, 2016

From Warren KD4GUA:

THIS SUNDAY we will discuss by demand, the ZIKA VIRUS which is affecting Central and South America of which there are 22 transit cases in the USA.  It is closely affiliated with the CHIKUNGUNYA virus which originated in Tanzania, Africa, & Dengue fever  There have already been 1.65 MILLION cases of Zika reported in Brazil in 2015.  Tune in should be fun.

MARCO Grand Rounds for January 24, 2016

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss HEPATITIS C.  About 3.2 million Americans have it and most don't know it...who should get treated and by whom?  Newest therapy cures 90% of cases but costs anywhere from $34,000 to $84,000 for a two months course.  If everyone is treated it will take 10% of the US health budget....thus who should be treated!.  Tune in and try and find the answers.  

MARCO Grand Rounds for January 17 2016

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss LUPUS which basically is a civil war going on in someone's body...the body attacks itself thinking it is the enemy (like an irate wife with a rolling pin)...In the 18th Century it was thought to be caused by a wolf bite, thus the name "lupus" meaning "wolf" in Latin.   Tune in, should be fun time.

MARCO Grand Rounds for January 3, 2016

Fro Warren KD4GUA:

     THIS SUNDAY WE WILL DISCUSS “CHAGA’S DISEASE.”  This is more commonly found in South and Central America but which is now moving North into the USA with mass migration.  It is estimated there are 300,000 cases already in the US.
     Although you have probably never seen a case it is out there waiting to be diagnosed, the problem being most people with the disease don’t know it—it is like having termites in your body just as we are unaware of the little devils eating our house without our knowledge.  Tune in for a “wake-up”call.

CHANGE to Marco Grand Rounds for December 20, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

There has been a change in topics for Sunday's discussion.  The planned talk on "CHAGAS DISEASE" is being postponed to the first Sunday in January...instead, this Sunday we will discuss a group of problems you have probably never heard of.........diseases of the Autonomic (automatic) Nervous System...the nervous system we have little or no control of such as digestion etc.  In the past we have tagged these patients as "dead beats" and "crocks" with anxiety etc..and turned them over to the NP boys.  This new emerging field is pregnant and about to be delivered---so tune in and learn all about DYSAUTONOMIA--the newest recently discovered disease  on the block.

MARCO Grand Rounds for December 20, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday, by request,  we will discuss "CHAGA'S DISEASE."  With the large influx of immigrants to the U.S. from Central and South America this disease is now becoming a problem in the U.S. since most people who have the disease are unaware of it.  Tune in, you don't want to miss this one wither in the office or on the air.

MARCO Grand Rounds for December 13, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will continue the discussion on TELEMEDICINE.  We  all use it consciously or unconsciously and it is becoming a major factor in the practice of medicine....tune in should be fun.

MARCO Grand Rounds for December 6, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

THIS SUNDAY WE WILL DISCUSS AN UPCOMING “TELEHEALTH” SERVICE which will change the way we practice!!!!  From the simple telephone Rx to “Virtual Care Centers” things are moving—Let’s not chase it, let’s catch it….
Tune in and bring your talents to the mike.

AND, just to make one feel better…remember when the doctor used to be the family friend, and didn’t need insurance or a lawyer to defend…the way that he took care of you or what he had to do, because he took an oath and strived to do the best for you!  let’s strive to keep it that way!

MARCO Grand Rounds for November 1, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

THIS SUNDAY WE WILL  DISCUSS "GASTROINTESTINAL QUACKERY" basically "Do I need a BM every day doctor?  Am I absorbing toxins if I don't? HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU HEARD THESE QUESTIONS.....BURP!  YES, we are moving into the bathroom Sunday, join in with your stories and bring your "Refresh!"  Should be fun.....

MARCO Grand Rounds for October 25, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss "INFLUENZA" since it is once again "flu season."  Keep in mind the epidemic of 1918 when you think this is a minor ailment.  Tune in, wear your masks and add your experience.

CME Credit and Grand Rounds for October 18, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

   This Sunday will be SPECIAL....Dr Wayne Rosenfield K1WDR will share the mike with me as he discusses GAUCHER DISEASE.  Never seen a case?  Don't feel badly as I haven't either!  BUT, it's out there.......waiting to be discovered.  Brush away the cobwebs from pathology and join us.  Wayne is an excellent speaker--I met him in Myrtle Beach and he put me on to the book we feature on Page 11 of Aether. "Simple Courage" the story of a HAM captain aboard a sinking merchant ship.

     I talked to "Lee" (female) at my hospital and she said one MARCO member from Ft. Lauderdale had taken the test ("Deep Brain Stimulation) on www.mpmcme.org (David DOV ?).  The affiliation with Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, FL is being waived for MARCO through my affiliation....an excellent way to get CME Category 1 credit and request copies of your attendance which they keep on file.  I get a lot of my information for Grand Rounds from these great lectures as well as keep up my CME for licensure.  Hope you are on board Sunday, should be FUN.

New Address for Streaming Audio of Grand Rounds

Chip N5RTF reports that there is a new address for Grand Rounds streaming audio.

Go to

http://50.97.94.44:8014/stream

The archive page address is:

http://50.97.94.44:2199/start/tkeister

MARCO Grand Rounds for Sunday, October 4, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

THIS SUNDAY WE WILL DISCUSS A TANTALIZING SUBJECT, “Blood tests for early cancer detection.”  We all know we can pick up leukemia with a cbc and the old CEA presumptive test for colon ca.  But what about the NEW tests that can pick up cancer fragments from the blood called “tumor marker cells” fragments of broken cancer cells circulating in the blood stream.  Tune in and lubricate your brains.

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 27, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

THIS SUNDAY WE WILL DISCUSS THE “Dangers of mixing Grape Fruit with oral medication.”  Notice, hospitals around the US are no longer serving grape fruit for breakfast?  We previously discussed this in 2007—since then adverse effects have arisen in not 17 drugs but now TO 43 drugs commonly used.  Don’t miss this one.

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 20, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

THIS SUNDAY, BY DEMAND, WE WILL DISCUSS BPH (BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY).  If you are a male over 50 you should be listening to tell us your symptoms (if not, visualize a balloon you are BLOWING UP!)  Tune in and share your problem…nugget:  riding a  bike will raise your PSA.

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 13, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

This Sunday we will discuss “THE DISEASE OF THE WEEK,” namely “Ashley Madison.”   Ashley Madison is an on-line dating service with a motto “Life is short, Have an affair.”  There are 30 million members and the site has been hacked! (lipstick on the collar bit).  It sounds like a strange topic but it is the  disease of the weak this week

MARCO Grand Rounds for September 6, 2015

From Warren KD4GUA:

THIS SUNDAY WE WILL DISCUSS “ATRIAL FIBRILLATION,” AN IRREGULAR REGULARITY ABNORMAL HEART RTHYM THAT AFFECTS 3% OF THE POPULATION.  What are you going to answer when an a-fib patient asks you, “Doctor, can I eat chocolate?”  Tune in should be fun.