tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post8998196672255288007..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Seen in a hospital chartGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40555191803468991012014-01-29T08:18:55.477-05:002014-01-29T08:18:55.477-05:00Anonymous @ 3:41 PM,
When I was working at an ER ...Anonymous @ 3:41 PM,<br /><br />When I was working at an ER in Scotland, I once got an apologetic call from a GP (primary care physician) on a Sunday who wanted me to see an old dear with chronic cervical spondylosis. She obviously didn't need the emergency consult, but was apparently quite persuasive.<br /><br />So to get rid of her (and go back to his golf, I guess) the doctor sent her to our ER with a note that said, "Thank you for seeing Mrs. Spurling, with a chronic pain in the neck."<br /><br />And he had crossed out the 'with'.bluetoothbuddhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-66151112134281002662014-01-29T01:18:05.163-05:002014-01-29T01:18:05.163-05:00Exactly like an episode of "Two and a Half Me...Exactly like an episode of "Two and a Half Men."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10172813263799355262014-01-28T15:41:06.429-05:002014-01-28T15:41:06.429-05:00I think medical charts could use a bit more figura...I think medical charts could use a bit more figurative language...<br /><br />Patient's breathing was as shallow as his gene pool.<br /><br />Skin was as pale as the ghost he kept claiming to see.<br /><br />Heart rate soared like an eagle over a mountain when I brought out the needle...and then dropped like a plane out of gas when I said the injection couldn't go in his arm.<br /><br />No reason for medicine to be dull...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32055151333673780592014-01-28T14:46:36.909-05:002014-01-28T14:46:36.909-05:00I.e. Grumpy brainwashes his patients to 'occur...I.e. Grumpy brainwashes his patients to 'occur' at his rooms weekly. Good for the cash flow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74567726735225824602014-01-28T14:42:55.897-05:002014-01-28T14:42:55.897-05:00It sounds like they've been talking to my pati...It sounds like they've been talking to my patients. <br /><br />Agenericdoc: How often do you get headaches?<br /><br />Ms. Migraine: Once a week.<br /><br />Agenericdoc: How long do the headaches last?<br /><br />Ms. Migraine: Oh, about a month or two.<br /><br />a.generic dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162096557026780038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-75667363657976207662014-01-28T10:49:43.799-05:002014-01-28T10:49:43.799-05:00Were they trying to refer to episodic cluster head...Were they trying to refer to episodic cluster headaches?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-45856104482911142292014-01-28T10:44:05.618-05:002014-01-28T10:44:05.618-05:00OuchOuchMs. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11945753071493117365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-64105488819439581842014-01-28T10:27:58.840-05:002014-01-28T10:27:58.840-05:00Hey, I think I have had those. Now I just conside...Hey, I think I have had those. Now I just consider that baseline and go on.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983019041469120523noreply@blogger.com