Happy birthday, Maria.

Head over to Intueri, and enjoy a banquet of fromage. Maria commissioned several of her fellow med-bloggers to write a short story:

Write a super cheesy, super dramatic, and super nauseating piece related to clinical medicine. Make your readers roll their eyes, groan out loud, and rush to the nearest bathroom with your histrionic work of art. Leave them no option but to feel absolutely overwhelmed with emotion or shake you for your smarminess…

I suggest you finish your lunch before reading a few of them.