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Medical Chart Bloopers April 13, 2009

Posted by Dr. Bertalan Meskó in Fun, Medicine.
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Do you remember my post on medical slang terms? Now Dun Tzu on GiggleMed had a very funny article on medical chart bloopers. Here are my favourite ones:

  • History of bipolar diarrhea (You should see the manic phase)
  • O2 sat: 110% on room air
  • Nosacomical pneumonia (Not so ‘comical’ to the hospital bean counters)
  • Discharge Diagnosis: Viral bacterial pneumonia
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