Roommate: Yo, I saw you Tokyo drift out of that parking garage. You couldn't have beat me home otherwise
Me: I was never in the parking garage. I parked on the street
Roommate: Back to the place you were raised, eh?
Me: By your logic, you were raised in a parking garage
Roommate: No
Me: Your logic blows, just admit it.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Back pain
Attending: You can either deal with your back pain with medication or you can deal with it with surgery and medication. Data suggests no difference in how your pain feels before or after surgery.
Patient: Really? Alright, just the medication then.
Attending: Ibuprofen is probably your best bet. I want to stay away from opioids like Vicodin or Norco.
Patient: But I don't get addicted to stuff
Attending: Great. You won't get addicted to ibuprofen then!
Patient: Really? Alright, just the medication then.
Attending: Ibuprofen is probably your best bet. I want to stay away from opioids like Vicodin or Norco.
Patient: But I don't get addicted to stuff
Attending: Great. You won't get addicted to ibuprofen then!
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Weight loss
Patient: I want to work on losing weight.
Me: Awesome! Do you have plans of how to do it?
Patient: Yeah, I was actually hoping you could tell me a bit about a medication called Adipex
Me: Oh, where did you hear about that?
Patient: Someone I know got it from their doc and lost a couple of pounds
Me: Well, to be honest with you, diet and exercise is a better approach to weight loss
Patient: I've tried that, and it doesn't work for me
Me: How much do you exercise a day?
Patient: Well, I work all day, and I walk around quite a bit at work so I don't really need to exercise
Me: Okay. How about diet? How many fruits and vegetables are you eating each day?
Patient: I don't really like fruits and vegetables, but I eat a lot of chicken, rice, and pasta and stuff like that. I try to stay away from fast food.
Me: That's a good start, but you'll need to balance your diet out a little more with greens and fruits
Patient: Okay
Me: How about water? Are you drinking enough water each day?
Patient: How much is enough?
Me: You should ideally be drinking about 2 liters, which is about 4 of those regular Ice Mountain bottles
Patient: Wow, no, I don't drink that much water.
Me: Do you think we could get you there?
Patient: I'll try
Me: Great, so let's set those as our goals for the next visit: At least 2 fruits, 2 veggies, 2 liters of water. And why don't you add a bit of walking after work each day? You don't have to go far, just a mile or two each day. That's like 15-30 minutes.
Patient: Alright. So do you think I'll be able to use the Adipex?
Me: Awesome! Do you have plans of how to do it?
Patient: Yeah, I was actually hoping you could tell me a bit about a medication called Adipex
Me: Oh, where did you hear about that?
Patient: Someone I know got it from their doc and lost a couple of pounds
Me: Well, to be honest with you, diet and exercise is a better approach to weight loss
Patient: I've tried that, and it doesn't work for me
Me: How much do you exercise a day?
Patient: Well, I work all day, and I walk around quite a bit at work so I don't really need to exercise
Me: Okay. How about diet? How many fruits and vegetables are you eating each day?
Patient: I don't really like fruits and vegetables, but I eat a lot of chicken, rice, and pasta and stuff like that. I try to stay away from fast food.
Me: That's a good start, but you'll need to balance your diet out a little more with greens and fruits
Patient: Okay
Me: How about water? Are you drinking enough water each day?
Patient: How much is enough?
Me: You should ideally be drinking about 2 liters, which is about 4 of those regular Ice Mountain bottles
Patient: Wow, no, I don't drink that much water.
Me: Do you think we could get you there?
Patient: I'll try
Me: Great, so let's set those as our goals for the next visit: At least 2 fruits, 2 veggies, 2 liters of water. And why don't you add a bit of walking after work each day? You don't have to go far, just a mile or two each day. That's like 15-30 minutes.
Patient: Alright. So do you think I'll be able to use the Adipex?
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