tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post40095839799552780..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Hey, who doesn't?Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86387231702519919042010-02-07T14:01:30.410-05:002010-02-07T14:01:30.410-05:00I'm still just a med student, but I find it...I'm still just a med student, but I find it's much easier to talk to patients in very simple (almost MR) terms. Of course, and I hate to say it, my school is in a very blue-collar, non-educated, working class town. Words like "the sugar", "just blood pressure", "water pills", and "throw a fit" (generalized tonic-clonic seizure) are thrown around like nobody's business. I actually had to explain the meaning of "baby-daddy" to a friend from a small town. <br />On one hand I feel bad encouraging it because I'm contributing to the dumbing-down of society; on the other hand, I'd rather people remember their disorders in simple words than not at all. Plus it's always good for a laugh. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-6722885950236943192010-02-06T03:32:30.788-05:002010-02-06T03:32:30.788-05:00Some folks have sugar diabetes (diabetes mellitus)...Some folks have sugar diabetes (diabetes mellitus) while others have water diabetes (diabetes insipidus).<br /><br />RSDSRSDSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46887072859227599872010-02-05T16:18:51.418-05:002010-02-05T16:18:51.418-05:00Maybe by "blood pressure" he means that ...Maybe by "blood pressure" he means that a bunch of crimson-clad thugs are trying to get him to join their gang.<br /><br />As in, Cool Mo J and FoSnappy are gonna bus' a cap in my ass if I don't join up with da Bloodz.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794712479594188124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-29051647407081100222010-02-05T06:56:59.013-05:002010-02-05T06:56:59.013-05:00I hear that all the time! My favorites are I have...I hear that all the time! My favorites are I have a little pressure and a little sugar. I always thought it was a southern/country thing to say. The other thing I hear is sugar diabetes.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144384564648794390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70836510789144158952010-02-05T05:05:36.549-05:002010-02-05T05:05:36.549-05:00It is bad when people have such a poor understandi...It is bad when people have such a poor understanding of their own medical issues ....Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-23951527236427855232010-02-05T01:07:19.201-05:002010-02-05T01:07:19.201-05:00When someone tells you something like this, you kn...When someone tells you something like this, you know the H and P are going to be long and painful.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88952870082468300722010-02-05T00:42:47.388-05:002010-02-05T00:42:47.388-05:00Did this guy recently have a hospice eval? Only co...Did this guy recently have a hospice eval? Only context where I've ever heard blood pressure discussed as a binary sign.terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59071827197706566362010-02-04T23:13:45.574-05:002010-02-04T23:13:45.574-05:00I had a bad day today, but reading this cheered me...I had a bad day today, but reading this cheered me up. Thanks 4 sharing.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619337208918703213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76766474230419060682010-02-04T23:09:02.448-05:002010-02-04T23:09:02.448-05:00It beats the alternative ;)It beats the alternative ;)Kimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-5735477434045498352010-02-04T22:35:05.077-05:002010-02-04T22:35:05.077-05:00I have a country bumpkin red neckish great aunt......I have a country bumpkin red neckish great aunt... who doesn't like to wear her teeth often... is obsessed with Glamour Shots... and says "Peachy Caramel Buckaroo" and "Derr-Derr" when someone like myself would say, "Holy crap" or "WTH?"<br /><br />Soooo... one day she called me in a panic... cuz she just came from the doctor and he told her she got "the sugar". (pronounced sher-ger).<br /><br />I am a nurse and didn't know what the H she was talking about...<br /><br />...but after investigation it was diabetes.<br /><br />Wow. I should have blogged about that. he he.Taking Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11582706569774851613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-13306459149199661142010-02-04T22:02:36.036-05:002010-02-04T22:02:36.036-05:00My favorites are when my patients have "thyro...My favorites are when my patients have "thyroid" or " sinuses"Pedinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88385988495758580452010-02-04T20:57:46.217-05:002010-02-04T20:57:46.217-05:00I don't imagine that many cadavers walk into y...I don't imagine that many cadavers walk into your office. "Reanimator" not withstanding.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-33996832680229412792010-02-04T20:34:28.603-05:002010-02-04T20:34:28.603-05:00Pattie RN again...and I have not but TWO deltoids....Pattie RN again...and I have not but TWO deltoids. Please call National Geographic and Science Mag NOW!! Don't foget the photographers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-64550836369308160962010-02-04T20:23:44.650-05:002010-02-04T20:23:44.650-05:00Okay, so I have high blood pressure and am well aw...Okay, so I have high blood pressure and am well aware that I should call it that or hypertension but I seriously had a doctor tell me once that I had blood pressure. I was like... "um... you mean high blood pressure?" Him "Yes, blood pressure, so you need to followup with your regular physician." Me: "Uh, okay... whatever!"Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802527663713452757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-84963517400507297882010-02-04T19:11:17.902-05:002010-02-04T19:11:17.902-05:00I'm seldom rendered speechless, yet, your blog...I'm seldom rendered speechless, yet, your blog does it to me every time I read it.<br /><br />Good job, Dr. G.GB, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735213378851473207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59672938960891700092010-02-04T17:51:09.108-05:002010-02-04T17:51:09.108-05:00Fortunately, there's a cure.Fortunately, there's a cure.The Scuvela Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62916978641163092802010-02-04T17:40:35.876-05:002010-02-04T17:40:35.876-05:00OMG!! I totally have blood pressure too! What are ...OMG!! I totally have blood pressure too! What are the odds?webhillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938934194973454729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-47084021676223951792010-02-04T17:25:39.457-05:002010-02-04T17:25:39.457-05:00Cogitator, you're doomed.Cogitator, you're doomed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-1276174557016262982010-02-04T16:51:09.752-05:002010-02-04T16:51:09.752-05:00What a relief! I was thinking h e might be solid s...What a relief! I was thinking h e might be solid striaght through, like a potato!<br /><br />>:pDorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01338749527126447129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69008545824976733292010-02-04T16:39:31.199-05:002010-02-04T16:39:31.199-05:00Oh no! I've got breathing.... and a pulse :(Oh no! I've got breathing.... and a pulse :(Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.com