There were so many ways to misstate a health problem. The following are comments from doctors as recorded on patient charts.
- By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart stopped, and he was feeling better.
- Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
- Healthy appearing decrepit 69 year-old male, mentally alert but forgetful.
- I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
- Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.
- On the 2nd day the knee was better and on the 3rd day it disappeared completely.
- Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
- Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
- Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.
- Patient has two teenage children but no other abnormalities.
- Patient was alert and unresponsive.
- Patient was released to outpatient department without dressing.
- Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. Blank, who felt we should sit on the abdomen, and I agree.
- Patient’s past medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days.
- She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.
- She is numb from her toes down.
- She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.
- Skin: Somewhat pale but present.
- The patient expired on the floor uneventfully.
- The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1993.
- The patient has no past history of suicides.
- The patient refused an autopsy.
- The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.
- The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job as a stockbroker instead.
- The patient will need disposition, and therefore we will get Dr. Blank to dispose of him.
- The skin was moist and dry.
- When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.
- While in the ER, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.
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