According to GQ, your shirt is supposed to complement your soul, not match it. If I were you, I might go with a pastel, although that obviously depends on whether your soul is more of a glossy or matte black.
That is about as good as when I'd see patients who had a cold and they would describe their nasal drainage or sputum as 'the same color as the green shirt you are wearing'....The pretty sage green shirt went straight to Goodwill... UGH, the nerve of patients!
HA! Black does go with everything, you must look very chic. Thank goodness you don't have one of those grey green souls the colour of refridgerator mold. So Much Worse!
If this gal is compliant in adherency to her therapy, my guess is that it's time to get out the dipstick. It sounds as if her tank level is getting a little low, no matter how correct she is in telling her colors.
As a med student I saw a patient with encephalopathy, and the first time I met her she told me I had a "devil face". The next morning she told me my face was beautiful. My presentation to my attending that morning was that she was much improved, since she finally correctly described me!
Once when trying to determine a patient's level of orientation I asked "Do you know where you are right now?" and she said, completely stone faced and unfazed, "The crematorium". I was horrified.
Damn doctors and their attempts to earn a living! How dare you!
ReplyDeleteYou have a soul? Was it on sale on E-Bay? Or did you pick it up at a yard sale - slightly used but still functioning.
ReplyDeletestay safe.
According to GQ, your shirt is supposed to complement your soul, not match it. If I were you, I might go with a pastel, although that obviously depends on whether your soul is more of a glossy or matte black.
ReplyDeleteThat is about as good as when I'd see patients who had a cold and they would describe their nasal drainage or sputum as 'the same color as the green shirt you are wearing'....The pretty sage green shirt went straight to Goodwill... UGH, the nerve of patients!
ReplyDeleteOk, so deny that your shirt was black.
ReplyDeleteDoes she:
A. Do complimentary aural readings
B. Star in her own reality show
C. Use Bath Salts for off label purposes.
Daughter who is hospital RN, says they are frequently reminded "Stay on Guard for their own safety"
He's one of your longest, nearest and dearest patients, amirite?
ReplyDeleteLuv ya some doctor patient relationship.
Maybe she mistook you for a lawyer. :-)
ReplyDeleteOkay, if you're dissatisfied we'll head back to the OR and I'll return you to your previous state - or a reasonable facsimile thereof.
ReplyDeleteDeal?
I think it's pretty funny - these people you interact with on a daily basis crack me up. Sometimes we have no choice but to laugh it off.
ReplyDeletewhy did she say something like that?
ReplyDeleteHA! Black does go with everything, you must look very chic. Thank goodness you don't have one of those grey green souls the colour of refridgerator mold. So Much Worse!
ReplyDeleteI have to be honest...
ReplyDeletethat made me giggle.
Well, was your shirt black or not?
ReplyDeleteHow do you manage to keep your shirt THAT black?
ReplyDeleteMine usually get a bit faded after a couple of washings.
Did she call you "Satan" too?
ReplyDeleteMy wife never calls me that at work.
ReplyDeleteLemme guess: The patient thought the copay was a bit steep...
ReplyDeleteIf this gal is compliant in adherency to her therapy, my guess is that it's time to get out the dipstick. It sounds as if her tank level is getting a little low, no matter how correct she is in telling her colors.
ReplyDeleteso you have a black lab coat?
ReplyDeleteMan! Psychotics have ALL the fun!
ReplyDeleteThis lady certainly has a blindness problem, but its nothing to do with color.
ReplyDeleteAs a med student I saw a patient with encephalopathy, and the first time I met her she told me I had a "devil face". The next morning she told me my face was beautiful. My presentation to my attending that morning was that she was much improved, since she finally correctly described me!
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing that was a consult in a psych unit!
ReplyDeleteOnce when trying to determine a patient's level of orientation I asked "Do you know where you are right now?" and she said, completely stone faced and unfazed, "The crematorium". I was horrified.
ReplyDeleteFronto-temporal lobe dementia?
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