Friday, July 22, 2011

Tales From Residency

Attending: "Where was the level of your spine injury?"

Patient: "I think it was C-12."

Attending: "Uh..."

Patient: "No wait, I think it was B-12."

Attending: [hysterical laughing] "That's a vitamin!"

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  1. It was 747, or MI6, or PS3. One of those levels.

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  2. haha. Good one!! really loved it. Keep posting more like this dude.

    regards,
    online medical doctor

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  3. Grumpy: It's always a great challenge to figure out what part of the spine they're talking about, isn't it? Usually they do manage to get a letter in there though.... :)

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  4. At first I thought is was a Med Student or Intern that said it, and not a patient.

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  5. BINGO!
    *shuffles up to the front of the nursing home*

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