tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post2165154732478979623..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: On Call, Again. Live the AdventureGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79037883983058062542010-05-18T01:16:51.346-04:002010-05-18T01:16:51.346-04:00I would've been more blunt, because I'm ki...I would've been more blunt, because I'm kind of a major asshole:<br /><br />"Sir, you're probably having a heart attack. If you don't go to the ER you will die. Do you want to die? You can only die once."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-63408506186104166022010-01-25T18:19:53.662-05:002010-01-25T18:19:53.662-05:00I am glad he did not go to the ER. He sounds like ...I am glad he did not go to the ER. He sounds like a pain in the ass.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-4179406233801010312010-01-25T12:23:13.038-05:002010-01-25T12:23:13.038-05:00His chiropractor may have him come in for some man...His chiropractor may have him come in for some manipulation...Dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08032258710192225915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28856220350988162182010-01-25T09:55:40.663-05:002010-01-25T09:55:40.663-05:00This dude's kids are probably gonna sue every ...This dude's kids are probably gonna sue every doctor he talked to for not driving to his house and physically dragging him to the ER. <br /><br />They figure doctors these days are so advanced we can save folks determined to kill themselves.Doctor Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967600225173640437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-12040690311261303202010-01-24T23:35:20.105-05:002010-01-24T23:35:20.105-05:00We get this stuff at the pharmacy. They call desc...We get this stuff at the pharmacy. They call describing symptoms that point to an emergency and when you tell them to go to the ER immediately they just get mad. Darwin has a theory about these people but do to advances in medicine, the theory is not working as well.PharmJamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993471764889001481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57708171146739427572010-01-24T21:26:45.075-05:002010-01-24T21:26:45.075-05:00Just think, you caould have all this fun every wee...Just think, you caould have all this fun every weekend like me. Isn't being on-call fun?<br />I especially love the 2am calls from nursing homes to report that the labs were all normal....gggggggrrrrrrrrrShoebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07633800919594228559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-22743643703162907142010-01-24T20:20:56.159-05:002010-01-24T20:20:56.159-05:00But, tch! The ER docs keep refusing his requests f...But, tch! The ER docs keep refusing his requests for narcs, and that's just so inconvenient! <br />Maybe next time he'll get smart and not c/o chest pain....another subjective complaint might be a quicker route to narcs. Just sayin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10074413700854189522010-01-24T18:38:38.659-05:002010-01-24T18:38:38.659-05:00His next call was to Dr. Darwin, who, I am pretty ...His next call was to Dr. Darwin, who, I am pretty confident, told the man to stay home and eat a Big Mac and some cheese fries.GB, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735213378851473207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-50198003865651152332010-01-24T14:52:27.392-05:002010-01-24T14:52:27.392-05:00another veterinarian who would have sent this guy ...another veterinarian who would have sent this guy to the ER. I've had to call 911 twice on my own clients - one was a LOL who became deeply cyanotic and SOB while mourning the impending loss of her poodle, and one was a moron who sustained a seriously bad cat bite to the neck and was bleeding all over the floor. As to stupid phone calls - I get plenty of people who call with emergent problems and don't want to bring the animal in. I recommend an ER visit because "seems like her tongue is purple and she isn't really breathing very much," and I get "Well, I'm going to just see how she does at home, doc." You can't cure stupid.webhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938934194973454729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-89999502825847469052010-01-24T13:24:20.647-05:002010-01-24T13:24:20.647-05:00That's the one benefit to a doc-in-the-box typ...That's the one benefit to a doc-in-the-box type joint. People with chest pain love to go there instead of the ER, to get that magic pill, of course. Then, when they are no longer to answer for themselves, the ambulance is called and they get to go to the ER like they should have in the first place. <br /><br />We should have just stationed an ambulance at each one and saved a few minutes per call.King J's Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13448566467460557158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20679915501603069342010-01-24T12:13:59.183-05:002010-01-24T12:13:59.183-05:00The chest pain must not have been that bad huh?The chest pain must not have been that bad huh?Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971585546385499123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-2816863571587458662010-01-24T11:48:35.902-05:002010-01-24T11:48:35.902-05:00His wife told him to go to the ER and he told her ...His wife told him to go to the ER and he told her she was being overdramatic. Now he needs a doc to back him up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-442535757403551702010-01-24T11:45:32.106-05:002010-01-24T11:45:32.106-05:00I just want to point out that I got the "Cabb...I just want to point out that I got the "Cabbage" joke...<br /><br />Goes back to my thing that if you're > 50, male, not a drug-seeker nor drunk and going to the ER at 0300 or so, you're having an MI...Nurse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408755992926959084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57433223906234260152010-01-24T10:29:42.914-05:002010-01-24T10:29:42.914-05:00Unbelievable! Sometimes I read these kinds of pos...Unbelievable! Sometimes I read these kinds of posts, and feel my own blood pressure shooting up. What the heck?Chrysalis https://www.blogger.com/profile/00757696627388704079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-27640427820955415862010-01-24T10:17:25.865-05:002010-01-24T10:17:25.865-05:00>>I think he's an imbecile, maybe his ve...>>I think he's an imbecile, maybe his veterinarian will tell him to take 5 aspirin with a shot and a beer chaser.>><br /><br />Axl: As the other, anonymous veterinarian said, I would have told him to go to the emergency room. In fact, a client once called to make sure I had a technician with me to handle the horse because she had fallen, was dizzy, had vomited, and was going to lie down in the dark because she also had a bad headache. I told her to call an ambulance, or I would. (Thank goodness her husband came home during this phone call and drove her to the hospital.)<br /><br />At that point I'm the one who needed the beer.Outridernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66071554104083942862010-01-24T06:54:47.138-05:002010-01-24T06:54:47.138-05:00Unfortunately, I doubt the Darwinian principles ap...Unfortunately, I doubt the Darwinian principles apply here. The guy is old enough that I suspect he's already lived long enough to pass on his genetic code.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-49225295652710677842010-01-24T06:10:11.711-05:002010-01-24T06:10:11.711-05:00Did he think a heart attack would just *go away* i...Did he think a heart attack would just *go away* if he had pain meds?<br />You'd think one doctor telling him to go to the ER would be enough. Two at most. But it seems it wasn't.<br /><br />...ugh....people...Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-7500099521853563672010-01-24T05:26:39.827-05:002010-01-24T05:26:39.827-05:00ditto EdRPhditto EdRPhJuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-91298970413292089782010-01-24T03:44:13.358-05:002010-01-24T03:44:13.358-05:00Well if he decides to drive himself you have anoth...Well if he decides to drive himself you have another patient who could loan him a broom handle to work the pedals.terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-39665925251778360942010-01-24T01:55:14.674-05:002010-01-24T01:55:14.674-05:00Was he drunk? Honestly....Darwin should win this ...Was he drunk? Honestly....Darwin should win this battle.The Duchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988972822706391240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-42553597648158771632010-01-24T01:03:54.644-05:002010-01-24T01:03:54.644-05:00Should have told him Dr.Uncle Darwin thinks it'...Should have told him Dr.Uncle Darwin thinks it's a fine idea to sit the hell home with chest pain.<br /><br /> Missed a shot of cleaning up the gene pool.<br /><br />Are the addicts out in full force? I love addict logic.<br /><br />LD50 RatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-52927943113881430922010-01-24T00:59:54.973-05:002010-01-24T00:59:54.973-05:00That is what we call natural selection, folks.That is what we call natural selection, folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-31760420872338020412010-01-24T00:48:43.194-05:002010-01-24T00:48:43.194-05:00Just let natural selection take it's course.Just let natural selection take it's course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-30114643968068018042010-01-24T00:03:22.238-05:002010-01-24T00:03:22.238-05:00What's that i hear? Oh, i think it's Charl...What's that i hear? Oh, i think it's Charles Darwin spinning in his grave fast enough to generate a magnetic field.<br /><br />By the sounds of it, he'll have some company soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-24077810720679765562010-01-23T23:40:48.746-05:002010-01-23T23:40:48.746-05:00contrast that to MY patients, who WANTED to go, bu...contrast that to MY patients, who WANTED to go, but really REALLY didn't need to. ~sighs~ people are dumb.Alpine, R.N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02560998014555307666noreply@blogger.com