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What are some of the more unusual, amusing, scandalous, and funny symptoms/diagnosis you have come across? Include any strange, comical, odd, outlandish, bizarre, humorous, weird, phonetically written, miswritten, misspelled, misunderstood symptoms and diagnosis or any that you just plain like.

Any websites or books on the subject that you know of and could post would be appreciated as well.

One funny one I came across was ‘Pain in the A**’, the ER clerk was either sick of dealing with patients or didn’t like dealing with this particular patient. I suppose ‘L buttock Pain’ wouldn’t have been as fun.

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A classic one I enjoy is ‘Can’t Read’. I don’t know why, but I always think this is a funny comment to put in. I suppose ‘illegible’ is too difficult to spell and again isn’t as fun.

:smackingf Here’s a weird one I came across, ‘Knocked out by Pan’. Not sure if that meant he was hit by his wife with a frying pan or he was boxing with the mythical little pipe playing half man half goat, Pan. Either way I love coming across the symptoms that make me do a double take.

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Post as many as you wish and as often as you wish, I will include more as I come across them. Enjoy. :yeah:

Specializes in Rural.

I just had a patient that has been taking I BE MOPIN for the last several days for headache

Squad brought in a patient and on the call sheet the chief complaint was F*#! You. Once I talked to the patient it didn't take long to figure out that F You was the only thing he would say! LOL :lol2:

Specializes in Internal Medicine Unit.

Have seen "SicK" for a direct admit from the MD's office when the doc was in a hurry.

AND

Someone didn't finish typing out a DX so it printed out "Sick Sinus" on the report sheet. The receiving nurse in report said, "Geez. Give 'em some antibiotics, and send 'em home." DX was actually "Sick Sinus Syndrome."

Specializes in ED tech on a resp. therapist adventure.

I have to laugh when the patient comes into the ED and writes "Need to see Dr." under the "why are you here" space on the card we have them complete prior to triage.

Specializes in Emergency, Trauma.

When pts come into the ER, they have to fill out a line stating the reason for the visit. A few weeks ago one read; "I brought my son"; the pt (who was an adult) had his mother fill out the paper. Um, yeah, we kindof need the reason the PATIENT is here.

Specializes in floor to ICU.

We don't use kardex's. Our report sheets are generated by the computer and some of the dx are crazy. My favorites:

dizziness and giddiness (huh?)

and

vomiting alone (as opposed to the dreaded diagnosis of vomiting in a group?)

Specializes in Utilization Management.
We don't use kardex's. Our report sheets are generated by the computer and some of the dx are crazy. My favorites:

dizziness and giddiness (huh?)

and

vomiting alone (as opposed to the dreaded diagnosis of vomiting in a group?)

Ours too. We about went nuts trying to figure out what the Dx was for the patient who was admitted for GIB and whose admit Dx included MD.

Well, she didn't LOOK like a doc. :uhoh3:

And the 86-yo most certainly didn't have Muscular Dystrophy.

But the abbreviation became clear when the transcription was available.

Apparently, "MD" was a version of "Macular Degeneration."

Oh, of COURSE!

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Specializes in icu, neuro icu, nursing ed.

several patients with adm. dx of "flea bites" (phlebitis)

Specializes in Progressive Care.

I always laugh at "presyncope" when I see it on the report sheet. Like the patient was about to fall out but didnt. I dont know why that makes me laugh.

Specializes in Emergency/Trauma.
Ours too. We about went nuts trying to figure out what the Dx was for the patient who was admitted for GIB and whose admit Dx included MD.

Well, she didn't LOOK like a doc. :uhoh3:

And the 86-yo most certainly didn't have Muscular Dystrophy.

But the abbreviation became clear when the transcription was available.

Apparently, "MD" was a version of "Macular Degeneration."

Oh, of COURSE!

:trout:

Well, after tonight's shift, being a doc just might be enough reason to get admitted!!! ;) I laughed and laughed over that one, thanks!

Pts regularly comt to my unit asking if it is too late to get their "epidermal" (epidural). Often seen on tentative diagnosos section of adission paperwork "thinks water broke" as opposed to "r/o SROM" or something similar that might be taken seriously by the insurance company or the medicaid office.

My most recent was for a "Narcotic" foot. (I'm pretty sure it was necrotic based on the subsequent surgery, etc. :o)

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