tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post7437108767800981162..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Jupiter is lovely this time of yearGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-70219234031303146232011-03-31T15:34:55.651-04:002011-03-31T15:34:55.651-04:00I am an oxygen addict. I even forge fake prescrip...I am an oxygen addict. I even forge fake prescriptions and try to get early refills. Give me 500 ccs of the good stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-49571997520871038372011-03-30T18:11:26.362-04:002011-03-30T18:11:26.362-04:00My personal favorite was the patient who said he w...My personal favorite was the patient who said he was allergic to two milligrams of Dilaudid, but not four milligrams.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804300060127068361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59709680605947415982011-03-30T05:09:03.125-04:002011-03-30T05:09:03.125-04:00This woman needs an Alpine Instructor, not a Docto...This woman needs an Alpine Instructor, not a Doctor.<br />The best antidote for oxygen allergy is mountain climbing!<br /><br />Regarding moving on, how about just posting an "Aliens Welcome" sign in your Waiting Room?<br />Or do you think this might discourage legit. business?<br /><br />WV: pusness - yuk!<br /><br />CliffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-87443447638631651052011-03-29T12:25:04.606-04:002011-03-29T12:25:04.606-04:00Grumpy M.D. - you're a hero! I really think I...Grumpy M.D. - you're a hero! I really think I know someone with the O2 allergy. She has been tested for allergies and has none, but "the tests are wrong" because she knows she's allergic to dogs, strawberries & "the smell of paint". <br />Do you have any advice for dealing with hypochrondrics? She sees a neurologist, cardiologist, orthopedic specialist, dermatologist, head ache specialist, gastroenterologist & more!! I think she needs a psychiatrist, but I'm not a professional.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744447997986189283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36547642471556611402011-03-28T13:30:48.624-04:002011-03-28T13:30:48.624-04:00I had a patient at the pharmacy tell me that she w...I had a patient at the pharmacy tell me that she was allergic to calcium, and that she could not consume any at all. I made the mistake of telling her that her bones were made with calcium, and was rebuffed with "No! I would die if there was any calcium in my body." I asked her what her bones were made of, and she answered, "I dunno, something else! But not calcium, I would DIE!" I stopped asking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-25730618333912195632011-03-26T14:44:26.165-04:002011-03-26T14:44:26.165-04:00Grumpy:
Did you train with the psychiatrists at y...Grumpy:<br /><br />Did you train with the psychiatrists at your med school? <br /><br />I heard in the old, old school days the neuros and the psychs all trained together.RehabRNhttp://rehabrn,.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-47892878224583370322011-03-25T19:12:40.606-04:002011-03-25T19:12:40.606-04:00People can actually be allergic to water and alcoh...People can actually be allergic to water and alcohol. It may seem crazy, and it is super rare (the water allergy by far), but it's possible. Now Oxygen...well, if she wasn't living in some anaerobic bubble, then well, you sure do get a lot of crazies Dr.GMsCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930232220650335384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38117997024312348752011-03-25T11:51:20.329-04:002011-03-25T11:51:20.329-04:00NotHouse, LMAO!NotHouse, LMAO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32937176628187882182011-03-25T00:53:21.054-04:002011-03-25T00:53:21.054-04:00Anon 8:31--this seems like a very adaptive misperc...Anon 8:31--this seems like a very adaptive misperception, I have a lotta folks I'd like your FIL to convince!terri chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398808840234914275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79977760076123007492011-03-24T22:26:18.431-04:002011-03-24T22:26:18.431-04:00Good thing there's only 20% or so in most plac...Good thing there's only 20% or so in most places, huh?The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86139722292201472142011-03-24T21:31:25.654-04:002011-03-24T21:31:25.654-04:00My father-in-law believes he's allergic to alc...My father-in-law believes he's allergic to alcohol because he once threw up after drinking six beers in a row.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-29803676049256480652011-03-24T21:11:54.801-04:002011-03-24T21:11:54.801-04:00I like that phrase, "from an alternate realit...I like that phrase, "from an alternate reality, and not the one the rest of us inhabit." That's awesome. Reminds me of my mother- I've known since age 17 that her version of reality was not the same as everyone elses'. (Keeping that in mind makes it easier to remember not to bother to argue with her or attempt to explain myself to her.)Lilorfnannienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-47644051294885208462011-03-24T21:09:40.215-04:002011-03-24T21:09:40.215-04:00Had a patient come in with huge list of 48 allergi...Had a patient come in with huge list of 48 allergies. Included in it was:<br />The Sun - Not sure how she survived this one?<br />Meat <br />Vegatables<br />Fruit<br />Shellfish<br />Nuts <br />Wheat<br />Soy<br />Dairy<br />(Not much left to eat after all this?)<br />We just entered the orders along with a good dose of benadryl and figuered the nurses could handle it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208651456054912058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80777604863766086762011-03-24T21:08:48.205-04:002011-03-24T21:08:48.205-04:00I was married once upon a time and my wife insiste...I was married once upon a time and my wife insisted that her dermatologist had told her that she was allergic to WATER. I tried to explain to her that water is not a complex enough molecule to cause an allergy. She is now a longstanding ex-wife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36326651699042376392011-03-24T20:20:31.739-04:002011-03-24T20:20:31.739-04:00Did you know that oxygen is highly addictive? Jus...Did you know that oxygen is highly addictive? Just take one or two breaths of it and you'll find it just about impossible to quit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28763438246656644462011-03-24T18:47:08.840-04:002011-03-24T18:47:08.840-04:00agree w/ erp. sulfur based anaerobic metabolism. o...agree w/ erp. sulfur based anaerobic metabolism. oxygen is toxic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-65611411955501123592011-03-24T18:46:48.913-04:002011-03-24T18:46:48.913-04:00You should write a paper on her.You should write a paper on her.Therrin (Ben S)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05744164800086819760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-61118952259720894942011-03-24T18:13:22.962-04:002011-03-24T18:13:22.962-04:00Well she's in for a tough road. On another no...Well she's in for a tough road. On another note, Nitrous Oxide makes me violently sick. Who knows why. <br /><br />"Fuckwittery" ftw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66525546801035024712011-03-24T17:42:00.399-04:002011-03-24T17:42:00.399-04:00OK, I think this finally proves it without a shado...OK, I think this finally proves it without a shadow of a doubt: Most of your patients come from an alternate reality, and not the one the rest of us inhabit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57237718714230784882011-03-24T15:55:40.434-04:002011-03-24T15:55:40.434-04:00Mrs Flake is famous--this is her on vacation, some...<a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://arlington-honors-bio.wikispaces.com/file/view/ammonia_cartoon.jpg/73943443/ammonia_cartoon.jpg&imgrefurl=http://arlington-honors-bio.wikispaces.com/file/list&usg=__P77_QQ_6X4bldzllZIKfbUCD3gw=&h=554&w=833&sz=41&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=KDpIUPG-KMG4FM:&tbnh=134&tbnw=202&ei=E6CLTdfoNtOWtwfysM3vDQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcartoon%2Bammonia%2Bammonia%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1173%26bih%3D618%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=132&vpy=106&dur=134&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=147&ty=68&oei=E6CLTdfoNtOWtwfysM3vDQ&page=1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0" rel="nofollow">Mrs Flake is famous--this is her on vacation, some years back.</a>Captain Foulenoughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-34009224151277411272011-03-24T15:52:58.064-04:002011-03-24T15:52:58.064-04:00You sure she wasn't actually a giant Clostridi...You sure she wasn't actually a giant Clostridium?Not Househttp://iamnothouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-53532992639188860322011-03-24T15:40:52.475-04:002011-03-24T15:40:52.475-04:00I don't have the ability to not smile when thi...I don't have the ability to not smile when thinking like that, so instead I smile and nod reassuringly so they think I'm being a little sympathetic while inside I'm thinking 'crazy'. The problem is, psychiatry may in a few years become my chosen speciality where I'll hear crazy stuff all day every day.Mr Mobiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03806554696099631208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-61794174588066941662011-03-24T15:21:46.022-04:002011-03-24T15:21:46.022-04:00Rat: DHMO is a misnomer: water is not ionic. It...Rat: DHMO is a misnomer: water is not ionic. It's called hydroxic acid, or hydrogen hydroxide (as an alkali).Mikeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-60302807691921262622011-03-24T15:00:16.593-04:002011-03-24T15:00:16.593-04:00She's probably allergic to H2O as well...
Neu...She's probably allergic to H2O as well...<br /><br />Neurologist/psychiatrist... the lines are blurred for you, I believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-56164846197013053752011-03-24T14:37:52.461-04:002011-03-24T14:37:52.461-04:00Wow. An anaerobic human. Cool.Wow. An anaerobic human. Cool.ERPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973334581468131595noreply@blogger.com