Doctor Grumpy in the House: Checkmate!

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Checkmate!

I found this in a hospital chart today.

(click to enlarge)

21 comments:

Erin said...: Probably a clogged artery due to all of the messican food.; July 28, 2011 at 9:38 AM
Packer said...: Check Mate; July 28, 2011 at 9:58 AM
Donkaloosa said...: Maybe he/she sat on a chess board?; July 28, 2011 at 10:07 AM
Anonymous said...: checkmate; July 28, 2011 at 10:20 AM
PA Honeybee said...: Maybe a chess piece was forcibly inserted where it doesn't belong?; July 28, 2011 at 10:47 AM
Kim said...: I understand the pain chess can cause.

Actually, was the patient, by chance, deaf or hard of hearing? I ask only because my son is deaf and that is something he'd write.; July 28, 2011 at 11:08 AM
Li'l Azathoth said...: "One Night in Bangkok" has that effect on me too.; July 28, 2011 at 11:31 AM
Anonymous said...: LOL @ PA HONEYBEE!!!!

-Francine; July 28, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Kim said...: Geeez, Li'l Azathoth, you're showing your age with that reference. ;) And since I know what you're talking about I'm showing my age, too!; July 28, 2011 at 11:45 AM
ndenunz said...: The dumbing down of America.; July 28, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Janine said...: Maybe they had been playing with Professor McGonagall's giant chess set...that would definitely cause pain.; July 28, 2011 at 12:12 PM
a.generic doc said...: Isn't that what Bobby Fisher had?; July 28, 2011 at 2:44 PM
Loren Pechtel said...: A headache from trying to figure out how to get out of a messed-up position, perhaps?; July 28, 2011 at 4:41 PM
Ben S said...: S/he's using the Ashkenazic pronunciation of chest.; July 28, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Mal said...: Chess makes her brain hurt?; July 28, 2011 at 6:50 PM
Moose said...: Someone's trying to rook the system.

KING ME!

wait, wrong game... sorry.; July 28, 2011 at 8:19 PM
Anonymous said...: Topalov fan.; July 28, 2011 at 8:37 PM
Anonymous said...: This reminds me of the time my patient wrote on his H&P form that he had his "vowel replaced"....I'm quite sure he meant valve; July 28, 2011 at 8:46 PM
KarateSocks said...: clearly it was an injury endured during a intense game of wizard chess.; July 28, 2011 at 9:08 PM
C said...: probably ate a "toss salad." There is a sign for that posted in our cafeteria...do you want me to send you a photo?; July 29, 2011 at 12:55 AM
Anonymous said...: Treatment: Tell patient to switch to backgammon.; August 2, 2011 at 8:12 PM

Dr. Grumpy is for hire! Need an article written (humorous, medical, or otherwise) or want to commission a genuine Grumpy piece for your newspaper/magazine/toilet paper roll? Contact me to discuss subjects. You can reach me at the email address below, or through my Linked-In profile.

Have Dr. Grumpy delivered automatically to your Kindle for only 99 cents a month! Sign up here!

Dr. Grumpy Merchandise is available! At your request, I've set up an online store here. For more information about the store, click here. I'm adding new products as I come up with ideas, and your suggestions come in.

Twitter fans- you can follow me @docgrumpy

Cast of Characters:

Annie: My Phenomenal MA
Mary: My Awesome Secretary
Ed: The office fish
Dr. Pissy: The guy I share an office with
Mrs. Grumpy: My Boss (also the world's greatest school nurse)
Frank, Craig, and Marie: The Grumpy Tribe
Snowball & Mello: The Grumpy Dogs

Questions? Comments? Biting sarcasm? Write to: pagingdrgrumpy [at] gmail [dot] com

Note: I do not answer medical questions. If you are having a medical issue, see your own doctor. For all you know I'm really a Mongolian yak herder and have no medical training at all except in issues regarding the care and feeding of Mongolian yaks.

Twitter

Disability Insurance Quotes for Physicians

Looking for Medical Scrubs?


	UA Scrubs as low as $6.99. Select from medical uniforms, nursing scrubs , scrub jackets, lab coats, medical shoes & more. Shop our nursing uniforms & scrubs at discount prices today.
	UniformAdvantage.com