The Hotel Doctor

The experiences of a Los Angeles hotel and housecall doctor.

Showing posts with label cough. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cough. Show all posts
Sunday, July 12, 2020

Losing Two Out of Three

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A guest at the Hollywood Heights with an upset stomach requested my services. I had barely hung up when an Englishman at the Shangri-La ...
Monday, June 3, 2019

An Unwelcome Visitor from the Past

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A young man at the Chateau Marmont had been coughing for two weeks. He had a fever, and my stethoscope revealed lung noises typical of...
Sunday, May 26, 2019

Lost in Translation Again

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“Bom dia” said the woman who opened the door. “Bomn dia,” I responded. That’s the limit of my conversational Portuguese. My heart sa...
Monday, July 30, 2018

I Don't Like Coughing

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“I’ve been hacking up stuff for a couple days, and it’s turning green.” “It sounds like the virus that’s going around,” I said. “It’...
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Friday, January 29, 2016

Be Careful What You Ask For

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He had been coughing for several days, a guest explained, adding that he probably needed a Z-pak. When a patient suggests he needs an ant...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Lost In Translation

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“Bom dia” said the woman who opened the door. “Bom dia,” I responded. That’s the limit of my conversational Portuguese. My heart san...
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