I thought medical professionals weren't ethically allowed to use the word 'etcetera', like the proverbial 'whatever' of which the full meaning is more fully appreciated with the acrimonious trapezeial contraction known as the 'shrug'.
Back when I was a student, my supervising vet was not impressed when I answered 'everything' when he asked me for the differential diagnosis of a cat presented for vomiting. To my defense, it was 3 am and it was the third vomiting case of the night.
Etc. My favorite differential...
ReplyDeleteI thought medical professionals weren't ethically allowed to use the word 'etcetera', like the proverbial 'whatever' of which the full meaning is more fully appreciated with the acrimonious trapezeial contraction known as the 'shrug'.
ReplyDeleteNailed it.
ReplyDeleteSo, Doc, is there a pill that will fix it?
ReplyDeleteBack when I was a student, my supervising vet was not impressed when I answered 'everything' when he asked me for the differential diagnosis of a cat presented for vomiting.
ReplyDeleteTo my defense, it was 3 am and it was the third vomiting case of the night.
More importantly what are the corresponding ICD-10 codes
ReplyDeleteNot the dreaded etc.!
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