Doctor Grumpy in the House: Clarity

Monday, June 6, 2011

Clarity

I'm reviewing some records today, and found this quote:

"This EEG is normal. But it may also be abnormal."

16 comments:

Captain Crab said...: Kinda sounds like what some people think of me.; June 6, 2011 at 5:22 PM
Mr Mobius said...: Do they let med students write in reports?

Sounds like a written form of what most of us say when presented an ECG or EEG or any other thing that requires interpretation.; June 6, 2011 at 5:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Schrodinger strikes again.; June 6, 2011 at 5:33 PM
Anonymous said...: (Optional upgrade extra.); June 6, 2011 at 6:13 PM
The Mother said...: CYA? In a big way?; June 6, 2011 at 7:28 PM
lbparker said...: Doctor G, please tell me that was some other doctor's comment, and not yours! :); June 6, 2011 at 8:01 PM
PGYx said...: One must leave room for other possibilities, new frontiers, and a repeat seizure(-like) episode.; June 6, 2011 at 9:22 PM
DixieLaurel said...: Ya gotta cover all the bases.; June 6, 2011 at 9:56 PM
terri c said...: The patient is alive. But he might be dead.; June 7, 2011 at 12:54 AM
Lois said...: Its normal if the patient is abnormal? ;^D; June 7, 2011 at 1:26 AM
dr_dredd said...: Well, I'm glad we've got that settled.; June 7, 2011 at 6:30 AM
Anonymous said...: Abnormal is the new normal.; June 7, 2011 at 9:26 AM
kate said...: They're just covering all of their bases....right?; June 7, 2011 at 10:41 AM
ndenunz said...: Since when are radiologists reading EEGs?; June 7, 2011 at 12:08 PM
Yoav said...: Typical EEG report is something like 'There is a focus of alpha wave activity at 3 Hz in the parietal lobe and a focus of delta wave activity at 10 Hz etc. etc." which goes on for three quarters of a page in closely typed script, then at the bottom is a clinical interpretation which says:

"Within normal limits."; June 8, 2011 at 3:51 PM
The Orange Jeep Dad said...: I've NEVER seen contradictary statements in Radiology.

Signed,

Sonographer; June 22, 2011 at 2:13 AM

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