Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Great patient moments
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"Doctor, I saw something on television last night. They have a machine, called an MRI, that can take pictures of your brain. Have you ever heard of this?"
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
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Annie: My Phenomenal MA
Mary: My Awesome Secretary
Ed: The office fish
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Note: I do not answer medical questions. If you are having a medical issue, see your own doctor. For all you know I'm really a Mongolian yak herder and have no medical training at all except in issues regarding the care and feeding of Mongolian yaks.
Cast of Characters:
Annie: My Phenomenal MA
Mary: My Awesome Secretary
Ed: The office fish
Dr. Pissy: The guy I share an office with
Mrs. Grumpy: My Boss (also the world's greatest school nurse)
Frank, Craig, and Marie: The Grumpy Tribe
Garlic and Riley: The Grumpy Dogs
Questions? Comments? Biting sarcasm? Write to: pagingdrgrumpy [at] gmail [dot] com
Note: I do not answer medical questions. If you are having a medical issue, see your own doctor. For all you know I'm really a Mongolian yak herder and have no medical training at all except in issues regarding the care and feeding of Mongolian yaks.
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19 comments:
Do you have one of those new-fangled machines in your office?
Did they ask if their insurance would cover getting one installed in their home?
Are these machines...artisanal?
Well, have you? ;)
where is the huge wide-eyed guy and did he ever get enough paper towels? maybe you don't care anymore, but
I am waiting for the proverbial "other shoe" to drop...
C- I never found out.
I like a cozy artisanal scanner myself. Seriously, what did you say to the patient?
I politely said yes.
Those MRI thingys are based on junk science and is just a passing fad.
On the other hand, whenever I go to a new doctor, he or she invariably points out that hey! I've had my tonsils out! "Really." I say. "You don't say. I was sure they were there this morning. How astute of you to make that keen observation, Doc. I'm certain I'm going to get top-notch care here with a crack medico like you looking out for me."
Anonymous 10:20
With the FTL Neutrinos, there is some question to part of the science of MRI. In fact if this turns out the be not experimental error, there is now some question as to all physics and most chemistry. Fun time, fun times.
Proper comeback: "So, they have television AND electricity in Alabama now? How about that?"
:)
WV = Mergalon = bringing your car up to 80 MPH on the highway ramp so you don't get run over by the I-95 traffic.
Wow, when did they come up with that.
I am glad your patient was rescued from the island in the south pacific.
And you didn't say, "I'll go down to the library and look it up in the card catalog to find out where to get more information."
And I'm sure the next question out of her mouth was, "Well, can I get one of those tests? You know, just to see if everything is OK with my brain."
Anonymous 6:56, I can tell you a scarier story. I too find that new doctors invariably remark that I have had my tonsils out, but you know what? I haven't! They just atrophied spontaneously.
When we lived in the US, doctors invariably recorded on the medical notes of my husband and sons that they were not circumcized, yet not one of the consultations had anything whatsoever to do with the penis or with urinary tract function.
What I love are chart notes that say things like, "Uterus and ovaries are surgically absent, as before." What, you expected them to grow back?
Tell them that they used to be called Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging and watch him run away screaming.
Reminds me of the story about the guy whose doc said he needed his head examined, but the doc he went to for a 2nd opinion told him there was nothing in it.
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