Thursday, August 15, 2019

423. Hospital charts, or why doctors should take English 101


Hospital charts, or why doctors 
should take English 101

A surprise minipost: samples of doctors' remarks about their patients on hospital charts; I invent not.

  • Patient has two teen-age children, but no other abnormalities.
  • Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.
  • She is numb from her toes down.
  • Skin: somewhat pale but present.
  • On the second day the knee was better, and on the third it disappeared.
  • Patient refused autopsy.
  • Patient has chest pain if he lies on his left side for over a year.
  • Healthy-appearing decrepit sixty-nine-year-old male, mentally alert but forgetful.
  • Discharge status: alive but without my permission.

Next time you're in a hospital, who knows what they may say about you?  One more reason to stay healthy.  Think positive, avoid too much sun, eat veggies and lots more fiber.

Coming soon:  As announced: Five Things I Hate.

©  2019  Clifford Browder



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