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Doctors Attempt Consensus

November 22nd, 2007

When a panel of doctors was asked to vote on adding a new wing to their hospital, the Allergists voted to scratch it and the Dermatologists advised not to  make any rash moves.

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Why did the chicken cross the road?

October 4th, 2007

DR. PHIL:
The problem we have here is that this chicken needs to GET REAL and realize that he must first deal with the problem on “THIS” side of the road before it goes after the problem on the “OTHER SIDE” of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he’s acting by not taking on his “CURRENT” problems before adding “NEW” problems.

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Simple but effective home remedies and advice from the Internet

July 18th, 2005

(to be read with tongue firmly in cheek)

  1. If you are choking on an ice cube, don’t panic. Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto! The blockage will be almost instantly removed.

  2. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.

  3. Men: avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by simply using the sink.

  4. For high blood-pressure sufferers: just cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.

  5. A mousetrap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

  6. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough.

  7. Have a bad toothache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will forget all about the toothache.

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Comments from Patients during Colonoscopies

July 18th, 2005

  1. “Take it easy, Doc, you’re boldly going where no man has gone before.”

  2. “Find Amelia Earhart yet?”

  3. “Can you hear me NOW?”

  4. “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?”

  5. “You know, in Arkansas, we’re now legally married.”

  6. “Any sign of the trapped miners, Chief?”

  7. “You put your left hand in, you take your left hand out. You do the Hokey Pokey …”

  8. “Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!”

  9. “If your hand doesn’t fit, you must acquit!”

  10. “Hey, Doc, let me know if you find my dignity.”

  11. And THE Best One …

    “Could you write me a note for my wife, saying that my head is not, in fact, up there?”

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HMOs

July 18th, 2005

Part 1

Three doctors are waiting for their intake interview with St. Peter.

The first explains that he established a free health clinic in the inner city of Harlem and helped provide care for those who couldn’t afford it. St. Peter steps aside and he walks through the pearly gates.

The second says she spent her career in third-world countries helping educate the locals in nutrition, birth control, and providing much-needed health care. St. Peter also steps aside and she walks through the pearly gates.

The third is dressed in Hugo Boss, Bally, etc. He brags that he used to practice as a doctor but later got his MBA from Harvard and came up with a brilliant idea. It’s called a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO for short). “The great thing about this new concept was that we could limit the amount of health care to the people and allow insurance companies and Wall Street investors to become filthy rich.”

With that, St Peter says, “That sounds very impressive, but I’ll have to think about it.”

After scratching his chin for a minute he responds, “You can be admitted today, but you can stay for only two days.”

William Nelson, ND
Colorado Springs, CO

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Don’t Make a Nurse Angry

July 18th, 2005

A big-shot business man had to spend a couple of days in the hospital. He was a royal pain to the nurses because he bossed them around just like he did his employees.

None of the hospital staff wanted to have anything to do with him. The head nurse was the only one who could stand up to him. She came into his room and announced, “I have to take your temperature.” After complaining for several minutes, he finally settled down, crossed his arms and opened his mouth.

“No, I’m sorry, the nurse stated, “but for this reading, I cannot use an oral thermometer.” This started another round of complaining, but eventually he rolled over and bared his rear end.

After feeling the nurse insert the thermometer, he heard her announce, “I have to get something. Now you stay JUST LIKE THAT until I get back!”

She left the door to his room open on her way out. He cursed under his breath as he heard people walking past his door laughing.

After almost an hour, the man’s doctor came into the room.

“What’s going on here?” asked the doctor.

Angrily, the man answered, “What’s the matter, Doc? Haven’t you ever seen someone having his temperature taken?”

After a pause, the doctor confesses, “Well, no. I guess I haven’t. Not with a carnation anyway.”

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Actual Sentences Found In Patients’ Hospital Charts

July 18th, 2005

  1. She has no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in bed last night.

  2. Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.

  3. On the second day the knee was better, and on the third day it disappeared.

  4. The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.

  5. The patient has been depressed since she began seeing me in 1993.

  6. Discharge status: Alive but without my permission.

  7. Healthy-appearing decrepit 69 year old male, mentally alert but forgetful.

  8. The patient refused autopsy.

  9. The patient has no previous history of suicides. Patient has left white blood cells at another hospital.

  10. Patient’s medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three days.

  11. Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.

  12. Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.

  13. Since she can’t get pregnant with her husband, I thought you might like to work her up.

  14. She is numb from her toes down.

  15. While in ER, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.

  16. The skin was moist and dry.

  17. Occasional, constant infrequent headaches.

  18. Patient was alert and unresponsive.

  19. Rectal examination revealed a normal size thyroid.

  20. She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.

  21. I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.

  22. Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.

  23. Examination of genitalia reveals that he is circus-sized.

  24. The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.

  25. The patient was to have a bowel resection. However, he took a job as a stock broker instead.

  26. Skin: somewhat pale but present.

  27. The pelvic exam will be done later on the floor.

  28. Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. Blank who felt we should sit on the abdomen, and I agree.

  29. Large brown stool ambulating in the hall.

  30. Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.

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Medical Definitions

July 18th, 2005

Benign
What you be after you be eight.
Bacteria
Back door to cafeteria.
Barium
What doctors do when patients die.
Cesarean Section
A neighborhood in Rome.
Catscan
Searching for Kitty.
Cauterize
Made eye contact with her.
Colic
A sheep dog.
Coma
A punctuation mark.
D&C
Where Washington is.
Dilate
To live long.
Enema
Not a friend.
Fester
Quicker than someone else.
Fibula
A small lie.
General Practitioner
A doctor who keeps knowing less and less about more and more until he knows nothing about everything.
G.I.Series
World Series of military baseball.
Hangnail
What you hang your coat on.
Impotent
Distinguished, well known.
Labor Pain
Getting hurt at work.
Medical Staff
A Doctor’s cane.
Morbid
A higher offer than I bid.
Nitrates
Cheaper than day rates.
Node
I knew it.
Outpatient
A person who has fainted.
Pap Smear
A fatherhood test.
Pelvis
Second cousin to Elvis.
Post Operative
A letter carrier.
Recovery Room
Place to do upholstery.
Rectum
Damn near killed him.
Secretion
Hiding something
Seizure
Roman emperor.
Specialist
A doctor who keeps knowing more and more about less and less until he knows everything about nothing.
Tablet
A small table.
Terminal Illness
Getting sick at the airport.
Tumor
More than one.
Urine
Opposite of mine.
Varicose
Near by / Close by

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Medical Jokes

July 18th, 2005

Ran into an old friend the other day who is now a Glaxo rep. She told me of a drug that her company has under development. This drug sounds so promising that I want to suggest to my friends that they consider buying stock in the company.

The drug is called “Gingko Viagra,” and its function is to help you remember what the f*** you are doing.


The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and was giving an oral test.Speaking about manic depression, she asked:

“How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs one minute, then sits in a chair weeping uncontrollably the next?”

A young man in the rear raised his hand and answered, “A basketball coach?”

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Actual Newspaper Headlines

July 18th, 2005

  1. Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say

  2. Include Your Children When Baking Cookies

  3. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

  4. Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case

  5. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms

  6. Is There a Ring of Debris around Uranus?

  7. Prostitutes Appeal to Pope

  8. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

  9. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands

  10. Reagan Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead

  11. Miners Refuse to Work After Death

  12. War Dims Hope for Peace

  13. If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last a While

  14. Man Struck by Lightning Faces Battery Charge

  15. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

  16. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft

  17. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

  18. Two Sisters Reunited after 18 Years in Checkout counter

  19. Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

  20. Farmer Bill Dies in House

  21. Shot Off Woman’s Leg Helps Nicklaus to 66

  22. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Ax

  23. Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told

  24. Stolen Painting Found by Tree

  25. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

  26. Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

  27. British Union Finds Dwarfs in Short Supply

  28. Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood

  29. Man Minus Ear Waives Hearing

  30. Steals Clock, Faces Time
  31. Old School Pillars are Replaced by Alumni

  32. Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

  33. Sex Education Delayed, Teachers Request Training

  34. 4-H Girls Win Prizes for Fat Calves

  35. Killer Sentenced To Die For Second Time In 10 Years

  36. Never Withhold Herpes Infection From Loved One

  37. County Bars Further Erections

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