Medical Records
Medical Records
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 18:18:39 -0500
The following quotes were taken from actual medical records dictated by
physicians, which appeared in a column written by Richard Lederer, Ph.D:
By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had stopped and he was feeling
better.
Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
The patient states there is a burning pain in his penis which goes to his
feet.
On second day, the knee was better and on the third day, it had completely
disappeared.
She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was
very hot in bed last night.
The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1983.
I will be happy to go into her GI system, she seems ready and anxious.
Patient was released to outpatient department without dressing.
Discharge status: Alive, but without permission.
The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be
depressed.
Healthy-appearing, decrepit 69 year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.
The patient refused an autopsy.
The patient has no past history of suicides.
The patient expired on the floor uneventfully.
Patient was becoming more demented with urinary frequency.
Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.
The patient left the hospital feeling much better except for her original
complaints.
The patient's medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a
40 pound weight gain in the past three days.
She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions
in early December.
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