tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post8945746018633634705..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Found in a hospital chartGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-3714738486738435702013-04-23T14:36:33.877-04:002013-04-23T14:36:33.877-04:00Oh sweet clothespin jeebus! I read that and immedi...Oh sweet clothespin jeebus! I read that and immediately thought the patient had bleeding spiders in his brain.<br /><br /><i>Spiders</i>, people!<br /><br />Ima be over here in the corner in a fetal position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-72212734659513746262012-12-07T08:11:58.551-05:002012-12-07T08:11:58.551-05:00My mum had one after an aneurysm rupture. Horrible...My mum had one after an aneurysm rupture. Horrible, horrible things. She seemed to be recovering and then developed vasospasms. We are lucky she is alive. And I bet to a neurologist that's as about as interesting as boogers to a GP....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-28692542260238223282012-12-01T22:15:18.458-05:002012-12-01T22:15:18.458-05:00It's amazing how hard it can be to keep all th...It's amazing how hard it can be to keep all that medical terminology in your noidle...er....noodle for when you need it! I'm also an MT...my favorite was a nurse practitioner who would say "nasal turbines" instead of turbinates. The images this evoked when she first said it were...memorable! I did correct it for her and apparently she noticed, as now she says turbinates instead.JanTinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965598815674657661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62353117928195955202012-11-19T17:09:03.031-05:002012-11-19T17:09:03.031-05:00Oh, we laugh at those "interesting" diag...Oh, we laugh at those "interesting" diagnosis that show up in the EHR at my hospital too. I'm happy to see this happens elsewhere!!<br /><br />One of my all time favorites was "small bowel reception"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88671254427536787842012-11-17T04:36:45.273-05:002012-11-17T04:36:45.273-05:00Basic anatomy is basic, so basicly every docter on...Basic anatomy is basic, so basicly every docter once knew this. And some are nerdier than others and remember it after the exams....Wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81465638255533053032012-11-16T18:48:49.448-05:002012-11-16T18:48:49.448-05:00I can't help but read this in the voice of the...I can't help but read this in the voice of the professor on the Simpsons...subarachNOIDLE!!!<br />Lizzie LVThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044341025389381528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79007251397345227392012-11-16T11:17:41.029-05:002012-11-16T11:17:41.029-05:00Grumpy, that is neat to know. I thought you did no...Grumpy, that is neat to know. I thought you did not do surgery, or do you just visualize?Ms. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945753071493117365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45631557826254919582012-11-16T09:09:32.387-05:002012-11-16T09:09:32.387-05:00The subarachnoid space has that name because of th...The subarachnoid space has that name because of the fine filamentous tissue that runs through it. It looks like a spider web.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76938830602206267232012-11-16T09:04:28.825-05:002012-11-16T09:04:28.825-05:00Makes me think of the snake-worms in "beetle ...Makes me think of the snake-worms in "beetle juice", or "tremors", and the old ear worm SF story so memorable adapted in old TZ classics...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46378297409119122492012-11-15T22:27:21.143-05:002012-11-15T22:27:21.143-05:00Hope Pt. was OK. As a former medical reporter, I h...Hope Pt. was OK. As a former medical reporter, I had to wade through this stuff! Tabers was my best friend.<br /><br />BTW, if an MD spells something wrong and the poor reporter spells it just how the MD did, guess who is wrong?<br /><br />Ans: THE REPORTER! This is how I learned to do ALL my own research on what an MD tells me.Ms. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945753071493117365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-72050623125406027842012-11-15T20:41:57.382-05:002012-11-15T20:41:57.382-05:00Subarachnoid hemorrhage in a Pastafarian (believer...Subarachnoid hemorrhage in a Pastafarian (believer in the Flying Spaghetti Monster), obviously. Somebody may have hit him or her on the colander.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-15366589062191172552012-11-15T18:27:59.783-05:002012-11-15T18:27:59.783-05:00Hope the patient and his noidle turned out all rig...Hope the patient and his noidle turned out all right!Lizhttp://glasshalffuller.blogs.rice.edunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74275530150178110132012-11-15T16:50:50.487-05:002012-11-15T16:50:50.487-05:00Being familiar with the subarachnoid space, I didn...Being familiar with the subarachnoid space, I didn't think of spiders, but I did mis-read it to say subarachNOODLE hemorrhage, which I thought was pretty amusing. <br /><br />I could fill a book with the funny stuff I have found in med records, to wit: "I saw the patient and she is sicker than snot."<br /><br />Pretty descriptive. You really can't get much sicker than that, now can you? Tricia<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76143815402819621982012-11-15T16:46:08.862-05:002012-11-15T16:46:08.862-05:00Did a doctor type that himself? I wouldn't be...Did a doctor type that himself? I wouldn't be surprised. When doctors try to spell things for me (I'm a medical transcriber), they almost always fail at it. And that's why we are here - to spell for you! :) So keep your MTs well-paid!Steeny Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886224738812704532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-87137008436867846722012-11-15T16:30:12.788-05:002012-11-15T16:30:12.788-05:00Well OBVIOUSLY, it's a Below the Spider Hemorr...Well OBVIOUSLY, it's a Below the Spider Hemorrage!<br /> - <a href="http://theequestrianvagabond.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Equestrian Vagabond</a>The Equestrian Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600011873327347121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37808947943415579882012-11-15T12:10:56.558-05:002012-11-15T12:10:56.558-05:00You don't need no stinkin' doc you need th...You don't need no stinkin' doc you need the pest control tech! <br /><br />Sorry doc! MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917985681829130997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36225985233851427292012-11-15T12:05:16.229-05:002012-11-15T12:05:16.229-05:00Poor over-tired doctor :( staying up too late to w...Poor over-tired doctor :( staying up too late to watch Stephen King moviesKimbra Kaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16955657301998255029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-71846569574537005122012-11-15T10:15:23.779-05:002012-11-15T10:15:23.779-05:00Normally you only see that kind of injury in The G...Normally you only see that kind of injury in The Green Goblin or Dr. Octopus.Nurse Lillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46479505116205004952012-11-15T10:13:24.438-05:002012-11-15T10:13:24.438-05:00Me, too! I was going to make a spider joke!Me, too! I was going to make a spider joke!Tarynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523449106100926340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-75980314277651596112012-11-15T08:27:16.003-05:002012-11-15T08:27:16.003-05:00I'd rather have an idle hemorrhage than one th...I'd rather have an idle hemorrhage than one that was moving all over the place...MSGMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08299587873107955460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-34429291325473441012012-11-15T07:53:38.818-05:002012-11-15T07:53:38.818-05:00Dang, C beat me to it. I was gonna say that this i...Dang, C beat me to it. I was gonna say that this is a rampant case of bleeding spiders.<br />Moosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397412122635951126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-41905415016948932972012-11-15T06:56:10.857-05:002012-11-15T06:56:10.857-05:00Is that kind of like an arachnid? Because spiders...Is that kind of like an arachnid? Because spiders in the brain sounds fun!Cnoreply@blogger.com