The following quotes were taken from actual medical records
dictated by physicians. They appeared in a column written by
Richard Lederer, Ph.D., for the Journal of Court Reporting.
By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had stopped, and
he was feeling better.
Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over
a year.
The patient states there is a burning pain in his penis which
goes to his feet.
On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it
had completely disappeared.
She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband
states she was very hot in bed last night.
The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me
in 1983.
I will be happy to go into her GI system; she seems ready and
anxious.
Patient was released to outpatient department without
dressing. I have suggested that he loosen his pants before
standing, and then, when he stands with the help of his wife,
they should fall to the floor.
The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also
appears to be depressed.
Discharge status: Alive but without permission. The patient
will need disposition, and therefore we will get Dr. Blank to
dispose of him.
Healthy appearing decrepit 69-year-old male, mentally alert
but forgetful.
The patient refused an autopsy.
The patient has no past history of suicides.
The patient expired on the floor uneventfully.
Patient has left his white blood cells at another
hospital.
Patient was becoming more demented with urinary
frequency.
The patient's past medical history has been remarkably
insignificant with only a 40 pound weight gain in the past three
days.
She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in
separate directions in early December.
The patient experienced sudden onset of severe shortness of
breath with a picture of acute pulmonary edema at home while
having sex which gradually deteriorated in the emergency
room.
The patient left the hospital feeling much better except for
her original complaints.
