The most outrageous excuses from patients. - page 3

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  1. by monkeybug
    Nov 29, '12
    When questioned about a drug screen positive for cocaine, pt. states, "I must have gotten that off a toilet seat!" I replied, "Yeah, doing lines off a toilet seat." That got me a dirty look.
  2. by PeacenJoy
    Dec 1, '12
    "My father ran out of his BP pills, so he hasn't taken it in two months." I understand, I said, as the Doctor told you, his troponin is high, which is indicative of some cardiac damage. I was thinking to myself, you didn't bother to refill your father's (who lives with you) medication for two months, and caused him to have a heart attack, you jack a--.
  3. by RNFiona
    Dec 3, '12
    "I don't know how the cocaine got into my system. Someone must have sprinkled it in my salad."

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