Inland Hurricane Pictures and Video

I'll post more pictures later, but here are some of the radar pics of the hurricane:





here are some other pics:

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links to Ameren Pictures:

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This is what pretty much every power line looked like (we were without power for 6 days):



Here is a video of the storm. I was also in the middle of this in my car with my wife (this isn't me filming).



Here is the official Ameren video of the storm where the head of Ameren says it is the worst storm he's seen in 30 years:

Inland Hurricane!

we got hit by an inland hurricane yesterday. I'll have more news when I have time, but over 70K people are without power. We are in a world of hurt right now in Southern Illinois.

Keep us in your thoughts.

Erik

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My poor wife

our new home is big. So big that we can't hear each other sometimes.

My wife was in her walk-in closet and the door shut behind her. The problem was that the door handle froom the inside was broken, so she couldn't get out.

She banged the walls and screamed, but I couldn't hear her. My mother in law finally found her, after she spent an hour locked up.

Don't call DFHSS on me :)

Erik

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Kindle DX changing medicine?

My wife has a Kindle 1 and I've always wanted to get my medical textbooks on a kindle. The number of medical textbooks available for kindle are small, but they are increasing.

Tomorrow Amazon is set to announce their new version. This one is reported to be larger and made for textbooks.

With my $2000 book stipend this fall, I'd love to get me an armada of kindle e-books that will be at my fingertips in the clinic and hospital.

Here's to hoping...

http://m.news.com/2166-12_3-10233764-36.html

Erik

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NHANES Obesity Allergies Association

An recent article is has been published with new NHANES data (www.nih.gov/news/health/may2009/niehs-04.htm ). The findings show a positive association with childhood obesity and allergies.

The obese children had an increase rate of allergies to the tune of 27 percent. IgE levels were measured as well as compared against a questioneer.

This disease is a far-reaching disease and, hopefully, we can get it under control. Now is the time for more PE in schools, not less.

Erik

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New Home

I'm very happy to report that we closed on our home! It was a handful of work to get it done, but we did it. I thought for certain we wouldn't get funding, since Bank of America ended the "doctor loan" program, which is what we used.

We are all moved in and we are trying to sort through the mess. It is nice, however, since the home is very large (over 4000 sq feet). This is providing us with ample space to move around.

I have a feeling that we are going to be here for a while.

Erik

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Pens in medicine

So I just read this really funny post about the "one true pen" and why docs fascinate over their pens.

What I find interesting is I don't have this obsession. You see, my clinic has an EMR. Our hospital has an EMR, and our signout notes are completely electronic. So, I have a pen, but he is lonely in his pocket. In fact, I use my calipers much more than my pen. Who else can claim such?

When I did use a pen, though, it was a 4-colored bic. Now, I had to go way back for that one. You see, I took my notes in medical school on my tablet pc using my "virtual" pen. I had a wide array of virtual colors to choose from. It was simply amazing.

Carry on.

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