Medication list from a patient (highlights added).
For those not in the medbiz, Donepazil is used for Alzheimer's disease.
Thank you, Gary!
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Repeating oneself... a symptom of...
For those not in the medbiz, Donepazil is used for Alzheimer's disease.
Thank you, Gary!
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Oh hell, I do that with my grocery list.
1. Milk
2. Coffee
3. Milk
4. Eggs
5. Beer
6. Coffee
7. Bread
I would say they were absent mindedly copying drug chart from the computer, sometime you need to punch the same medication twice.
Oh, I do crap like this myself all the time. It was just funny given the medication involved.
I am an internist. This is an excellent list. We usually have patients return to the office after seeing several other specialist, point to my computer screen and say that they are taking whatever it says in there.At least this person (on Aricept) is making an effort.
When I upgraded my iPhone recently, there was a new Health app. I copied medication list from my ICE contact notes to my medical ID in there.
(I used to be an EMT, that is how I learned how important this information is)
Thanks for the reminder that I need to update my medication list before I see my doctor next week.
"The first one just lays the foundation, and then, after you take the next four things to even out a little bit, the second one totally blasts you to the moon. It's awesome."
Maybe they have their meds on a carousel like mine and they just kept circling.
Ooh my fave is when they bring in bottles, and I noticed they have two bottles of the same med and both the bottles are half-empty. Mr. Hypotension, this is why your BP is so low. But seriously, my heart really does go out to these elderly patients. Everything becomes so tough for them.
*LOL*
Have you seen this, Doctor Grumpy? You're on YouTube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb2uHSzmWx8
I once went through a long grocery list and added 'chocolate' everywhere I could fit the word in, then gave the list to my husband. He told me later he was standing in the middle of an aisle in the supermarket when he realized what I'd done and burst out laughing. He got very strange looks...
It's like that weird phenomena of setting down my coffee then five minutes later wondering where the hell I put my coffee cup. Or putting my phone in my pocket, then a few minutes later digging through everything half panicked thinking that I set my phone down and lost it only to feel stupid when I discover it. Or continuing to space out and write down the date as the previous year even though it's already June. Or automatically saying I'm this old forgetting that I had a birthday before.. I hope I don't have dementia hahaha. Now how in the world did I manage to go to the store and buy everything except for the milk I came into the store to get????
Yeah, well has anyone ever panicked that they lost their cell phone, only to realize that they are talking on it? That almost sent me to a neurologist. :-)
I may have Alzheimers but at least I don't have Alzheimers!
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