Bizarre Admitting Diagnosises

Specialties Med-Surg

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I don't know about you guys, but some of our patients come in with admitting diagnosises that literally just leave you scratching your head. Here's a few that I've seen:

1. An 82 y/o admitted with "Muscular Dystrophy"

2. A guy with alcohol intoxication admitted with "Vertigo"

3. A 70 y/o admitted with "Collapsed with Confusion"

4. My favorite, had a post BKA pt come in with "Ambulatory Dysfunction" I couldn't help but chuckle.

If you've got some funny ones please post them!

I see a LOT of typos in our admitting Dx's.

Most recent that stands out was: "EUROSEPSIS"

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I admitted a patient post op for a hemi-pelvectomy.

Huh? I thought it was a bad typo. Sadly, the young woman did have half her pelvis removed for cancer.

That is the only surgery of that type I have seen.

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Most recent that stands out was: "EUROSEPSIS"
Sounds like a metal band!
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