I would love to hear some of the funny stuff you have all heard over the years. I used to save up funny things the docs said, and the goof-ups that we made, and type them up for the annual Christmas party. Here's a couple for you:

1. Due to the patient's allergies, I recommend strict elimination of cats from the diet. (He meant from the bedroom!)

2. This little boy's testicle still has not come down. We could not bring it down today, even though we tried, and tried, and tried.

Anyone?

Ada

Ada,
Great thread!

The most recent one I can remember (I know more will come to me later):

During dictation of an operative report, the doctor said: "The pathology report came back as showing a very serious condition" Hmmm... I wonder what kind of surgery/treatment/chemotherapy is used for a "very serious condition"???

Oh, and one of my favorite docs, a urologist (he dictates like he is having a conversation with me), said: "The patient had trouble when he went to pee". Of course he immediately corrected himself and had a little chuckle. I love it when they add a personal touch.

That's all that comes to mind right now but looking forward to hearing more from others
Jeany

Jeany,

Hee-hee! Very good. I love the "very serious condition." I had a doc last night say, "Oh, please send a copy of that to Dr. Mackey. That's M-A-C-K-E-Y, (then he sings), M-O-U-S-E! Like the Mousketeers. I also like it when they talk to me.

Here's another one: "This little girl has had a fever of 202 degrees." I think that is also known as COOKED! -Ada

This should be a great topic!

The most recent one that comes to mind for me - (this was at the end of a very long tape ) "next is dictation on XXXXX, it's a letter to um, um, nobody" rather than his usual phrase of "this will be a note for the chart" Of course by that point of the evening, I was a bit slap happy anyway, so it just cracked me up. Another doctor likes to use the term "that right leg" with emphasis on "that". I always have this vision in my head of somebody trying to determine exactly which right leg is presenting problems for the patient! I have another doctor that gets tickled when she messes up during her dictation (patient name, date, or just plain tongue-tied) and always makes a comment about it and laughs. She always acknowledges that there really is somebody listening to the tape - she starts with "good morning" or whatever the holiday may be celebrated such as "hope you had a happy Cinco de May". It's nice to know that the doctor's are human too and show some appreciation for the work!

Oh, THAT right leg!! I was wondering which one! I had a doc once that would always say things like "this boy has a lot of green gooeys in his right nose." Once he said, "If his hands are really clean, he may squeeze the most pregnant of his zits." Yuck! Sometimes he would just get distracted and start a dictation like, "Ah, this is on...(click)...okay, um...(click)...ah, period. Um, ah, period. (Click) Okay! This is on John Doe...ah...period. Period. Um...period." Other times, after dictating he would forget to turn it off and I would hear him put it in his bag and listen to him ride his bike home, greet his wife, etc. I was always afraid that I would hear something I shouldn't, but afraid to turn it off for fear he would eventually finish the dictation and I would miss it!

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I was typing an ER note today and got so tickled. This 10-year-old boy went fishing and he caught a big catfish. He decided to dropkick the fish. I got so tickled about this little boy dropkicking a fish. Anyway, the fish got him back because a bone stuck into the little boy's foot. Of course, I felt bad about that but thought it was funny about him dropkicking that fish.

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I have collected "doctor funnies" for years. We used to post them for newsletters in a few of the hospitals I have worked in. Eventually, I got most of the other MT's doing it too. Here are a few:

The patient was followed for a week with a stone.

The patient was placed on the floor, where he was not very comfortable.

The patient is a **-year-old, white widowed male. He lives with his wife.

The patient lives here in the lake.

The patient has difficulty with his wife's relations. (This was regarding a problem impotence).

These always crack me up, and I will chuckle all day thinking of a new one I have heard that day... hehehehe

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SgrmtnHoneybee

Sometimes while proofing something I've typed, I'll come across a mistake I've made and just thank God no one else saw it first! Example: Once I was typing on a little girl who was doing poorly in school.

"This little girl's reading skills are below grade level and her speeling is relatively poor."

Eek!!

I once worked in a hospital where students from the local college did their MT internship in our office. We had to check and correct their work. On more than one occasion, I had to leave the office to keep from cracking up in front of the student. Here are a few.

Dict: The wound was closed with 0 chromic catgut.

Trans: The wound was closed with Oklahoma catgut.

Dict: The patient was referred to Dr. Sexauer for definitive treatment.

Trans: The patient was referred a sex hour for definite treatment.

Dict: The culture grew out two different organisms.

Trans: The culture grew out two different orgasms.

These are the three that stuck in my mind. Wonder why!!! They would be hard to forget.

The two good one's I had this past week were "the patient is to drink plenty of clear water" the doctor then laughed and stated she hoped the patient always drinks clear water! The other one was an elderly female patient that had fallen and suffered several bruises, one of which was on her right breast. The doctor dictated "breasts were symmetrical with good range of motion" She then clarified that she meant she had good range of motion of her upper and lower extremities! At least these little slip-ups they make can give us all a little chuckle throughout the day!