Some excerpts from the _Quarterly Review of Doublespeak_ (NCTE):
A reader reports that when the patient died, the attending doctor recorded
the following on the patient's chart: "Patient failed to fulfill his
wellness potential."
Another doctor reports that in a recent issue of the *American Journal
of Family Practice* fleas were called "hematophagous arthropod vectors."
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A reader reports that when the patient died, the attending doctor recorded
the following on the patient's chart: "Patient failed to fulfill his
wellness potential."
Another doctor reports that in a recent issue of the *American Journal
of Family Practice* fleas were called "hematophagous arthropod vectors."
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Related:
- While looking for a Real Job (read: technical writing),
I've been paying the bills doing medical transcription... - The following statements were found on patient's charts during a
recent review of medical records.
These statements were written by various health care... - The following quotes were taken from actual medical records
dictated by physicians.
They appeared in a column written by Richard Lederer... - What does he mean?
Doctors may not say exactly what they mean.
The following quotes were taken from actual medical... - Making The Rounds...
A doctor of psychology was doing his normal morning rounds,
and he entered a patient's room to find his patient... - Doctor: Does it hurt when you do this?
Patient: Yes.
Doctor: Well, don't do that. ... - Patient: I'm in a hospital! Why am I in here?
Doctor:
You've had an accident involving a train. Patient... - Patient: "Doctor, there's a tulip growing from my ears."
Doctor:
"That's the strangest thing I have ever heard." Patient... - When The Shoe's On The Other Foot
by Art Buchwald
It had to happen sooner or later.
Lawyer Dobbins was wheeled into the emergency room...
