Okay, a patient I just saw has repeated something that I hear with surprising frequency.
Me: "Ma'am, have you had a fever or chills with this illness?"
Patient: "Uhhhh.... I don't know."
Okay, this makes me think immediately that you are either Beavis or Butthead or the guy from Stripes that joins the Army to avoid the draft only to be told by SGT Hulka, "Son, there is no draft. " To which the bozo replies, "Uhh... There was one?" OMGWTF?
Sunday, August 05, 2007
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Good Monday morning Etothepi,
ReplyDeleteKind of hard not to know if you're shivering or sweating, true....
the fever/chills question is my absolute least favorite review of systems questions. It's ALWAYS POSITIVE.
ReplyDelete"yeah, I've been really hot"
"what was your temperature?"
"I didn't take it"
and
"yeah, I been cold." or "yeah, I had a chill"
And not to be forgotten
"yeah, my leg had some fever in it"
or another...
ReplyDeleteMe: "how high was your son's fever?"
Patient's Mom: "I don't know, but when I felt his forehead I burned my hand."
NO SHIT!
Lighten up, Francis.
ReplyDeleteFunny!
ReplyDeleteThe only prescription for a FEVAH is more cowbell!
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