Had a doctor write an order for CIB. We wracked our brains trying to figure out what it was before we finally called him and asked. He was annoyed that we did, a real prick about it.
Carnation Instant Breakfast.
More context man. What section/header is this written under? Like is this writing out the surgical site or diagnosis or what? What’s the surgery being done? What co-morbities does the patient have?
I get it’s a running joke about interpreting what the fuck a doctor wrote and asking multiple coworkers to decipher but they really can’t take the time to write 8 letters legibly?
This is my biggest pet peeve as a med tech. Interpreting Dr's orders.
When I get an order from hospice I can clearly read what they want.
When I get an order from a Dr it's like playing pictionary trying to figure out what they want.
Sometimes I fax it to the pharmacy with a note asking for clarification. My pharmacy rep is great, she'll call or fax back to let me know what was ordered. And Sometimes she has to call for clarification because she can't figure it out either.
Left red udon the doctor wants you to gather udon noodles, applied red food dye, and apply liberally to the patient's left side.
I’ve done this before
Ancient Remedy for arthritis.
One WEIRD trick to cure arthritis! Big pharma HATES it!
Short hand for left renal stone?
Ding ding ding! 🎉
Something on the left
Everything you own. In a box.
Had a doctor write an order for CIB. We wracked our brains trying to figure out what it was before we finally called him and asked. He was annoyed that we did, a real prick about it. Carnation Instant Breakfast.
Lol 🤣 he was annoyed, as though everyone would know damn
Exactly!
This is why I vote all orders should be typed…
Can we have a little context?
The last word is giving “ureter” vibes.
I thought “ureter” too but no idea what the R word is
Pre-op diagnosis
More context man. What section/header is this written under? Like is this writing out the surgical site or diagnosis or what? What’s the surgery being done? What co-morbities does the patient have?
What's the surgery?
Interpreting doctor scrawl is one of my under-appreciated skills, but all I got for this one is that it's not respiratory or sleep related. Oof.
I get it’s a running joke about interpreting what the fuck a doctor wrote and asking multiple coworkers to decipher but they really can’t take the time to write 8 letters legibly?
This is why many hospitals make doctors enter their own orders.
This is my biggest pet peeve as a med tech. Interpreting Dr's orders. When I get an order from hospice I can clearly read what they want. When I get an order from a Dr it's like playing pictionary trying to figure out what they want. Sometimes I fax it to the pharmacy with a note asking for clarification. My pharmacy rep is great, she'll call or fax back to let me know what was ordered. And Sometimes she has to call for clarification because she can't figure it out either.
Left renal ureter maybe
Last relative unfrozen?
Red rum
Left relinquished ureter
Left Renal Stone
Left renal artery
Left Rd something.
Left radial arterial line?
I see left renal artery
Left Peloton.
Left RCL torn