Guest guest Posted October 3, 1999 Report Share Posted October 3, 1999 Dear friends: A little " medical & nun " humor - might lift your spirits - or go sue your doctor - either one is acceptable!! Have a pain-free night :-) Jen in NM > > >The following are actual, unedited, notes written by doctors on >patients' medical charts: > >1. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a >year. > >2. On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it >disappeared completely. > >3. She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she >was very hot in bed last night. > >4. The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in >1993. > >5. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to >be depressed. > >6. Discharge status: Alive but without permission. > >7. Healthy appearing, decrepit 69 year-old male, mentally alert but >forgetful. > >8. The patient refused an autopsy. > >9. The patient has no past history of suicides. > >10. Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital. > >11. Patient's past medical history has been remarkably insignificant >with only a forty pound weight gain in the past three days. > >12. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch. > >13. Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant. > >14. Since she can't get pregnant with her husband, I thought you might >like to work her up. > >15. She is numb from her toes down. > >16. While in the ER, she was examined, X-rated, and sent home. > >17. The skin was moist and dry. > >18. Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches. > >19. Patient was alert and unresponsive. > >20. Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid. > >21. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life >until she got a divorce. > >22. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical >therapy. > >23. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation. > >24. Exam of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized. > >25. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function. > >26. The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job >as a stockbroker instead. > >27. Skin: Somewhat pale but present. > >28. The pelvic examination will be done later on the floor. > >29. Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. Blank, who felt we should >sit on the abdomen, and I agree. > >30. Large brown stool ambulating in the hall. > >31. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities. > >**************************************** >A cabbie picks up a nun. She gets into the cab, and the cab driver >won't stop staring at her. She asks him why is he staring and he >replies, " I have a question to ask you but I don't want to offend you. > >She answers, 'My dear son, you cannot offend me. When you're as old >as I am and have been a nun as long as I have, you get a chance to see >and hear just about everything. I'm sure that there's nothing you >could say or ask that I would find offensive. " > " Well, I've always had a fantasy to have a nun kiss me. " >She responds, " Well, let's see what we can do about that: #1, you >have to be single, and #2 you must be Catholic. " >The cab driver is very excited and says, " Yes, I am single and I'm >Catholic too! " >The nun says " OK, pull into the next alley. " He does and the nun >fulfills his fantasy. But when they get back on the road, the cab >driver starts crying. > " My dear child " , said the nun, " why are you crying? " > " Forgive me sister, but I have sinned. I lied, I must confess, I'm >married and I'm Jewish. " >The nun says, " That's OK, my name is and I'm on my way to a >Halloween party. " > ______________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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