I'm a terrible person
In the ER last night... we had a morbidly obese teenager who was complaining of abdominal pain, burning in her chest, and vomiting. She clearly had GERD ("heartburn") and possibly an ulcer, definitely made worse by her weight. (not to mention noncompliance with the medication her pediatrician had already provided). So I'm taking a diet history and she drinks lots of "pop," two bags of Flamin Hot Cheetos every day, and too many to count cups of red Koolaid.
When asked "what do you think might be causing your stomach ache?"
She answered "maybe I'm not eating enough?"
I almost LOST IT.
I had to pinch myself to keep from laughing out loud. Poor girl.
I think she answered that because her pain is indeed relieved with food, which could go along with an ulcer. So I guess her answer was pretty insightful in a sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When asked "what do you think might be causing your stomach ache?"
She answered "maybe I'm not eating enough?"
I almost LOST IT.
I had to pinch myself to keep from laughing out loud. Poor girl.
I think she answered that because her pain is indeed relieved with food, which could go along with an ulcer. So I guess her answer was pretty insightful in a sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by Vivian | 1:21 PM
1 Comments:
Ahhh, nothing like fat-whale whores to lighten the mood ;) I admire your control. I would have devolved into a coughing fit right there and then ;)
On a side note, we learned about GERD in GI block several months ago haha...Hopefully I'll remember it in a few months when Step one comes along . . .
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