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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