Friday, September 12, 2008

Medical records

A worker from a Sydney hospital (Dee Why) came the following:

Well I would hate to poke fun at the medical profession because we all know, it is full of the most intelligent, well respected, broad minded, confident and worldly people, but here are some statements taken from the medical records which proves categorically that sleep deprivation and medicine do not mix!!!

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) On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.

5) The Patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.

6) The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993

7) Discharge Status: Alive but without permission.

8) Healthy appearing decrepit 60-year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.

9) Patient has waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

10) She is numb from her toes down.

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