| Jamiewx |
| (Storm Tracker) |
| Tue Dec 13 2005 11:14 PM |
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Hospitals why do I worry?
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The following comments were actually extracted from real patient charts in
real hospitals. Makes you wonder...
ACTUAL WRITINGS from hospital charts:
1. The patient refused autopsy.
2 The patient has no previous history of suicides.
3. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.
4. Patient here recovering from forehead cut. Patient became very angry when
given an enema by mistake.
5. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
6. On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it
disappeared.
7. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be
depressed.
8. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.
9. Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
10. Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year old male, mentally alert but
forgetful.
11. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
12. She is numb from her toes down.
13. While in ER, she was examined, x-rated and sent home.
14. The skin was moist and dry.
15. Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.
16. Patient was alert and unresponsive.
17. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.
18. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until she
got a divorce.
19. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical
therapy.
20. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
21. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
22. Skin: somewhat pale but present
23. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.