purpurata

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1. Charting Bloopers

   purpurata replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   In reading a patient history, I noted that he had a history of BKA. The exam went on to say right pedal pulse 2+, left pedal pulse 1+. I wondered how he had bilateral pedal pulses when he'd had an amputation. Going further into the notes, along about...

2. Charting Bloopers

   purpurata replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   not a charting problem, but this was the text of an x-ray report: "views of the left elbow were taken which show a third finger pip dorsal dislocation with slight ulnar angulation." I wonder exactly how many fingers he had in his elbow?

3. Charting Bloopers

   purpurata replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   I love transcription errors. I laughed one day when a doctor's note said "she experienced an access her basin." (yeah...exacerbation...) thanx everyone for making me laugh until I cried - and just when I calmed down, I read the next one and star...