Comments on: Chief Complaint of the Night http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/ A blog from inside the emergency department Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:14:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: throckmorton http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/#comment-6478 throckmorton Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:19:45 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=1873#comment-6478 These denials may not be so easy in the future. We have already seen cases were a reproductive specialist was successfully sued for refusing to perform embry implantation in a lesbian couple on the basis of his religious beliefs. Now with Obama promising to sign the Freedom of Choice Act, patients will be able to present to the ER demanding abortions, ligations etc at Catholic Hospitals. Because this act is tied to all federal spending including CMS it is going to make the issue very tricky. The act also allows for tort action against those who prevent or deter a woman from her right to an abortion.

]]> By: SeaSpray http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/#comment-6406 SeaSpray Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:09:27 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=1873#comment-6406 Did you laugh or smirk at any point? I really don’t know how you docs keep a straight face. :)

I asked an innocent,misguided, but concerned question of a PCP once and went on to explain what was told to me by another medical coworker.

He corrected my thinking… but the whole time he was interacting..he looked like he just wanted to bust out laughing.

His magenta face and heaving shoulders gave it away. He really looked like he would explode at one point and really…it would have been so much more comfortable if he just laughed. I would’ve laughed with him and it would’ve cut the tension that was building.

Maybe he figured he wouldn’t be able to stop and I’d be insulted. I have wondered what he did when he finally got out of the exam room to the other side of the door. ?

We didn’t really know each other because I usually saw his partner… who would’ve just laughed. :)

And it is just now occurring to me that my coworker may have been joking with me. Wouldn’t be the 1st time I fell for something. GEE!

]]> By: Strong One http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/#comment-6376 Strong One Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:05:21 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=1873#comment-6376 Is that like a ‘stomach ache in your head’?

]]> By: Mottsapplesauce http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/#comment-6336 Mottsapplesauce Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:53:44 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=1873#comment-6336 Did anyone catch that? Corny, I know…..

]]> By: mid westwoman http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/#comment-6331 mid westwoman Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:02:54 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=1873#comment-6331 of course you did a mri of the neck to rule out said carpal tunnel…the customer er um patient is always right

]]> By: artillerywifecq http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/#comment-6329 artillerywifecq Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:53:03 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=1873#comment-6329 OH MY! I had never heard of and emergency sex change. So why come to the ED for that?! It never ceases to amaze me at the stupidity of some people.

]]> By: Mottsapplesauce http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/#comment-6328 Mottsapplesauce Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:35:53 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=1873#comment-6328 Well, I would’ve told the wanna-be-female that I had to contact the staff priest first since that kind of request might involve donating a rib….

]]> By: WhiteCoat http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/#comment-6321 WhiteCoat Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:10:32 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=1873#comment-6321 No way. If it wasn’t broken, it didn’t need fixin’

]]> By: WhiteCoat http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/#comment-6320 WhiteCoat Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:09:22 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=1873#comment-6320 Thanks for making me ralph a little lunch up into the back of my throat.

]]> By: ERP http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/01/chief-complaint-of-the-night/#comment-6316 ERP Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:33:41 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=1873#comment-6316 Wow. That is a good one. I would suggest, “well, if you want I have an 11 blade and some 1% lido handy here – just drop some trow and I’ll get to it.

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