So the right honorable Las Vegas Sallie has a job which currently requires her to review medical charts as well as call surgery patients at home. Some of her favorite finds from actual medical charts are copied here.
Insightful Medical Poetry Note of the Week:
The anterior mitral leaflet looks fluffier than it did a couple years ago.
Hilarious Medical Note of the Day:
Intermittent delirium and agitation continues but I have not heard any bloodcurdling screams the last several hours.
Hilarious Participant Quote of the Day:
Hey, babe. You sound pretty sexy to me! I’ll take your phone call any time!
Hilarious Participant Quote of the Year:
When this is all over, honey, I’ma take you out to dinner.
Repulsive Op Note Description of the Week:
Lot of greasy fluid was aspirated with a trash sucker and then the blood in the aneurysm sac was aspirated.
Although we mock, here’s one from someone using his/her head to give great care:
Patient states she is having pain in neck but cannot rate her pain on a scale of 0-10. Behaviorally appears to have 4/10 pain. Administered 25 mcg of fentanyl and 650 mg of tylenol. Will continue to monitor pain level closely.