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February 7th, 2010 at 5:45 am

Not an Indication for Admission

in: Bizarre, Funny

Me: “OK, Ma’am, it looks like everything came back fine. I think you can go home and follow up with your doctor next week.”

Patient: “Great!”

Patient’s Husband: “Doc, can’t you keep her for a few days, she is driving me NUTS!”

Canadian Pharmacy
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  • 1

    Ah, the truth comes out.

    Dr. Grumpy on February 7th, 2010
  • 2

    Should have told him to put her up (or himself) in a local motel for a couple of days - whole lot cheaper that way.

    Dave (we'll keep the light on for you) on February 7th, 2010
  • 3

    In my hospital the arguement would be:

    “But the family is very insistant we need to raise our Press-Gainey scores. Can’t you just make it easy for all of us?”

    Uh, no - unless you will send someone upstairs to discharge her tomarrow. And can’t you put in a central line just to make it easier on the medicine dept?

    Erik on February 9th, 2010

 

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