Dr. Cranquis' Mumbled Gripes
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kowaikitty replied to your photo: The El Gala Grande treasure is guarded by this…
It’s at a library! :D
Very good! But not as impressive as THIS deduction:
receiver submitted:
From all the way down in Montgomery, and having never been there*, i hope this prize is at the NYPL. :-)
*There being the NYPL. A dream destination of mine.
So NOW what? More clues to the treasure have already been given. Get to work, New Yorkers!
kindofnotok submitted:
despite being a brit, and therefore needing to think twice reminding myself you guys have a different health care system to us, your blog is a bit of a lifesaver reminding me doctors are real people too! Being horribly well acquainted with my local health services it’s easy to take out my own frustration on health professionals for not being able to give the awnsers I want. Great blog, always makes me smile, even if I can’t help thinking if I ever had you as an walk in doctor I’d probably end up as the subject of a stupidiot post!!
Thank you for your flattering words! I particularly enjoyed reading them aloud in my most florid Cockney (“AWN-SERS” — you even SPELL your words in an accent, tee hee!), which earned me a strange look from Mrs. Cranquis (as usual). And if you are ever in an Urgent Care in the US, be sure to refer to yourself as a Stupidiot in front of the doctor, so that if it’s ME, I’ll know it’s YOU. ;)
nursebounce submitted:
Rather belated submission for the #med handwriting challenge - a nursing assessment :) confession: I’m a student paed nurse, this may not be the world’s greatest assessment.
This is too legible! :)
Ha! Reminds me of a similar story that happened to me — with less suicide but more threats of bodily harm. :S
(Thanks to wifeofadocstar for the submission!)
sahithi-allu submitted:
I thought it would be relevant for your recent handwriting posts.
Love the blog!
&^#$ thank you &*@#$ much, @#$&&% jokes about #(**%$! never @#$%*(( old!
confessions-of-a-redhead submitted:
All of your poems and nursery rhymes inspired me to write a Dr. Suess poem of sorts. This is done from memory. (My mom used to read all of the Dr. Suess books to me, and I can still recite most of them.) It’s a rather lengthy fan poem, so bring a snack. I hope you enjoy! Anyway, here goes.
Cranquis’ Note: What follows is a tour de force of poetry, parody, and astounding recall of previous posts from this blog. I am flabbergasted, amazed, and dumbfounded. In humble appreciation of your skill, c-o-a-redhead, I officially dub thee with your Cranquisnym of Honor: Official Cranquis Poet Hugh Laureate. I just may have to get you to write my whole FAQ in rhyme too! :)
Now sit back and enjoy this epic thing (links added in post-production by Cranquis).
One ill, two ills, red pills, blue pills.
Black pills, blue pills, old pills, new pills.
Say, what alot of pills there are!
Yes, some are red and some are blue,
Some are old and some are new.
joy-mei submitted:
Handwriting Challenge =) Haven’t seen one of these challenges on Tumblr before, they’re interesting and fun. Love the idea!
So legible! People must smile when they get a note from you. :)
threequartersampersand submitted:
in typical student fashion, unholy cancellations and question marks abound. this was done without any prior o&g knowledge. at least i can tell the lady’s pregnant… i think?
HA! Love the DDx. And I suppose the “OCP?” is just to remind yourself to discuss contraception with this woman if she turns out NOT to be pregnant?
I appreciate the cramped jumbled appearance — this is how so many H&P rough-drafts look when you’re admitting patients at 2am and you just want to go to bed already.
i noticed that there’s slight difference on how we write the prescription :)
Aww! Is that a 7.5kg baby on tuberculosis meds? How sad! And yes, our prescriptions look VERY different. But your HPI handwriting is easy to understand.
jennydoesstuff submitted:
am i too late? i’m sorry.
i’m doubly sorry for the abhorrent handwriting.
No need to apologize to ME — you’ve seen my handwriting. :)
I can still totally read this. Decent use of abbrev’s.
Yowza. This is some jacked-up “I’ve been taking notes for so long I don’t even care anymore” handwriting. Check it out!!
Bonus points for just prescribing ALL THE ATENOLOL. “Please give this patient all the medication in your pharmacy in an unlabeled bottle, along with a mirror, a razor blade, and a rolled-up $100 bill. Use as needed.” :)
HPI from zenbound/medicalstate. Succinct, organized by systems, somewhat abbreviated, yet legible! And look at that nice straight left indented margin — DANG.
Here is my Fake PT Rx. I am sure you can figure this out:
It’s so real, I mean look at the name and DOB. This was my handwriting and signature at their best when jotted quickly.
Hehe, I like it! Bonus Cranquis points for the humorous details. :)
…I tried. XD
I’m liking the abbreviations!
Oh yeah, I went graph paper.
Awww, look at all the cute non-abbreviated legible words! *pinches your cheek and hands you a lollipop* :)
