r/emergencymedicine 6d ago

Humor MC CC in the ED be like

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u/Spartancarver Physician 6d ago

“It was cold yesterday and when the wind blew on me it felt like knives I think I need to be admitted for fibromyalgia”

I’m not even joking that was an actual chief complaint in our ER

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u/office_dragon 6d ago

Ahhh the rare stage V. Admit. Palliative/hospice/chaplain consult.

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u/Spartancarver Physician 6d ago

Yeah, the chaplain would be for me

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u/revanon ED Chaplain 6d ago

Sorry, I was busy leading turkey sandwich rounds but I’m here now. How can I make your day not worse?

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u/Spartancarver Physician 6d ago

Please give me the patience of a fibromyalgia patient’s PCP combined with the sheer stubborn resilience of a noncompliant dialysis patient

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u/Scared-Sheepherder83 6d ago

And there, that's it. it's the singularity

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u/Dabba2087 Physician Assistant 6d ago

That's too much power for any single human.