a friend helped me out, coz I couldn't figure it out: active inhalation (really? wheres the o?) anyway - with all those posts, when I get to the hospital - im going to write in all CAPS ALL THE TIME!
Even with what I think it meant to say: 0 active inhalation It doesn't make sense. Maybe someone has a better guess. This bothers me, how many patients have suffered incorrect treatment because the order wasn't legible.
No Active in(crease)in Alat...something..&w? (<Alat&w) whatever Alat is! Is the L a < sign?!The 'a' almost like a shorthand for with/which/who or even be/by/been, if my terrible school shorthand memory serves me correct!?! Or does he really just mean 'lala town'? They write in excellent hieroglyphics or secretarial shorthand ?! Anyways, let us know if you find out - great sleuth puzzle post!:-)
Hey Dr G. Come work in the pharmacy with me for a day - you'll have enough bad doctor's handwritting material to last for at least the next few months.
I read it as "no active inhalation" which would be an odd but technically correct description of someone who is apneic as part of a brain death exam. But Dr. Grumpy says that's inconsistent with this patient's condition, so maybe not.
As one who reviews hospital records quite frequently, things like this make me love EMRs.
Okay, so some of you big city folks might find our little town to be a bit too sleepy for your taste, but the folks here are friendly and it's a great place to raise your children.
This is a terrible situation indeed. It must be rectified immediately, lest Grumpyville and all its inhabitants be consumed in flames and lava and earthquakes and lightning and hydrofluoric acid and antimatter when the great god Lalataw manifests Himself on earth. Save yourselves while you still can.
If they were on a ventilator, I'd assume that meant they weren't breathing over the vent, that the machine was donig all the work for them. If not on a vent, well then I'd call a coroner.
I think evitafjord (June 27, 2013 at 7:08 PM) got it right:
"Maybe he used to huff paint, but now he has no active inhalations."
Besides huffing paint, could also refer to sniffing glue, (or other toxic substances) any of which could trigger a migraine; such as diesel fumes; strong perfume, etc.
a friend helped me out, coz I couldn't figure it out: active inhalation (really? wheres the o?)
ReplyDeleteanyway - with all those posts, when I get to the hospital - im going to write in all CAPS ALL THE TIME!
No active inhalations.
ReplyDeleteEven with what I think it meant to say:
ReplyDelete0 active inhalation
It doesn't make sense. Maybe someone has a better guess. This bothers me, how many patients have suffered incorrect treatment because the order wasn't legible.
No active inhalation?
ReplyDeleteHow about "no active inhalation"
ReplyDelete0 Active Inhalations?
ReplyDeleteI thought of that, too, except it doesn't correlate with anything going on with him.
ReplyDeleteI will jump on the bandwagon as well, with "No active inhalations."
ReplyDeleteThen again, maybe he meant -- and this is especially scary if all the patient had was a headache -- "No active interventions."
Not in La-La Town, anyway.
I have no medical background ... no active inhalation, to me, says he's not breathing!
ReplyDelete"Not active in Lala Town" - i.e., he's on bedrest in Los Angeles.
ReplyDeleteNo Active in(crease)in Alat...something..&w? (<Alat&w) whatever Alat is! Is the L a < sign?!The 'a' almost like a shorthand for with/which/who or even be/by/been, if my terrible school shorthand memory serves me correct!?! Or does he really just mean 'lala town'? They write in excellent hieroglyphics or secretarial shorthand ?! Anyways, let us know if you find out - great sleuth puzzle post!:-)
ReplyDeleteI don't know what it is, but it has a facebook page.id-id.facebook.com/public/lala-taw
ReplyDeleteVEGAN
ReplyDeleteSo maybe he smokes but doesn't actively inhale? Only passive smoke for him.
ReplyDeleteThe person who wrote this was watching and then inspired by "Arrested Development", which has a lawyer on it named "Bob Loblaw".
ReplyDeleteHey Dr G. Come work in the pharmacy with me for a day - you'll have enough bad doctor's handwritting material to last for at least the next few months.
ReplyDeletePerhaps het meant Lalaland = sleepwalker -> lack of sleep -> headache?
ReplyDeleteAnd here I was thinking lactation ;)
ReplyDeleteI read it as "no active inhalation" which would be an odd but technically correct description of someone who is apneic as part of a brain death exam. But Dr. Grumpy says that's inconsistent with this patient's condition, so maybe not.
ReplyDeleteAs one who reviews hospital records quite frequently, things like this make me love EMRs.
Is the patient a lawyer? "Not active in law at all" written by a very sleepy, dyslexic resident.
ReplyDeleteHospitalized for a HA?!?!?! Waz up wid dat???
ReplyDeleteYou obviously never had a severe migraine.
DeleteI thought it meant o activity in lala town as in guy cant sleep lol
ReplyDeleteAsk a Filipina nurse.
ReplyDeleteSo I guess since it's a guy lactation is out too . . .
ReplyDeleteOkay, so some of you big city folks might find our little town to be a bit too sleepy for your taste, but the folks here are friendly and it's a great place to raise your children.
ReplyDeleteThis is a terrible situation indeed. It must be rectified immediately, lest Grumpyville and all its inhabitants be consumed in flames and lava and earthquakes and lightning and hydrofluoric acid and antimatter when the great god Lalataw manifests Himself on earth. Save yourselves while you still can.
ReplyDelete" No Active Inhalation"-
ReplyDeleteObviously the patient is none other than Bill " I didn't Inhale" Clinton.
nicotine patch?
ReplyDeleteHas not inhaled his Activo [notebook]?
ReplyDeleteNo active lactation?
ReplyDeleteNo active intubation?
Inquiring minds want to know!
An accurate note that belongs in somebody else's chart?
ReplyDeleteMaybe he used to huff paint, but now he has no active inhalations.
ReplyDeleteBTW, the Google images for "huffing paint" are priceless.
Almost certainly 'no active inhalation' meaning that whoever wrote it doesn't think it is a carbon monoxide case.
ReplyDeleteIf they were on a ventilator, I'd assume that meant they weren't breathing over the vent, that the machine was donig all the work for them. If not on a vent, well then I'd call a coroner.
ReplyDeleteI think evitafjord (June 27, 2013 at 7:08 PM) got it right:
ReplyDelete"Maybe he used to huff paint, but now he has no active inhalations."
Besides huffing paint, could also refer to sniffing glue, (or other toxic substances) any of which could trigger a migraine; such as diesel fumes; strong perfume, etc.
No active Lalaland...obviously passed their mental health test! Yippeeeeee!!!
ReplyDeleteActive inla(w) in tow. I'd say the poor guy's mother-in-law is a problem....
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