Adventures in Medicine: takes 3 & 4
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:28 amAt the beginning of my shift, I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. I instructed, "Big breaths."
"Yes, they used to be," remorsefully replied the patient.
Dr. Richard Byrnes, Seattle, WA
One day I had to be the bearer of bad news, telling a wife that her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct. Not more than five minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest of the family that he had died of a "massive internal fart."
Dr. Susan Steinberg, Manitoba , Canada
"Yes, they used to be," remorsefully replied the patient.
Dr. Richard Byrnes, Seattle, WA
One day I had to be the bearer of bad news, telling a wife that her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct. Not more than five minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest of the family that he had died of a "massive internal fart."
Dr. Susan Steinberg, Manitoba , Canada
