Just Kiddin !

This one happened during my surgery rotation. A major (read: PG resident, as ours is a military college) sent a patient for testing blood sugar after the OPD consultation. She came back with the report after half an hour… Mrs.Fatlady: Doctor saab, here is the report. Please tell me if something is serious. Maj.Clinicwala: Dont worry aunty, your report is all normal. MrsFatlady: So? Maj.Clinicwala: So, take the medicines i have written earlier and you will be fine. MrsFatlady: I came from such a long distance and you say my report is fine ! You wasted my time and you knew nothing is wrong with me. You are a bad bad doctor. Mack: Sir, just give her sugar pills. MajClinicwala: You should be happy mam, you are all right. MrsFatlady: But atleast give me something. I am standing for half an hour outside just to show this report. And you say i dont need medicine. I will never come to a free hospital again ! MajClinicwala: Just go away mam. You are wasting my time. MrsFatla...

This post is the one inspired from the thing we med students do most of the time in our hospital, that is taking the history of a patient.. :) Patient Name: Coolguy287 Age: 24 yrs Sex: Male Residence: East street cyber cafe, Pune Occupation: Student Informant: His FB profile Reliability: God knows P/C ( that means.. Presenting Complaints): Acute attacks of logging into FB wherever and whenever possible X 6 months HOPI ( History of Presenting Illness): My patient was apparently asymptomatic till 6 months back when he reported acute attacks of FB overuse which were insidious in onset and gradual in progression. They were characterized by episodes of long lasting chat sessions, which were generally relieved by the cafe owner requesting to shut down the shop. The episodes were of remitting and relapsing in nature, with intermediate lucid intervals in which he remembered to go home and have meals. He also gives history of certain associated symptoms, which are described in de...