Years ago, I was called to the E.D. early one evening to see an elderly farmer who was having trouble breathing.
I entered the room, introduced myself, and inquired of the man: "What is your problem?"
He immediately and loudly announced: "Doc, I got the "GONGHORRHEA of the chest!"
Trying to hide my grin, I replied: "There is no such thing as gonorrhea of the chest".
He shot back: "Oh, yes there is. I had it before and now I've got it again!" "Old Dr. Brown done tole me what I got, the first time; the CLAPS LUNG !"
OK, let me examine you. "Don't you mean to say "collapsed lung?"
"Yea, that's it; gonghorrhea of my chest."
"No, it is C-O-L-L-A-P-S-E-D; you have a pneumothorax."
"Well, something like that", he finally agreed.
I got an X-Ray, put in a chest tube, and admited him to the hospital.
One never knows what folks understand from what they are told !
leVieux
I entered the room, introduced myself, and inquired of the man: "What is your problem?"
He immediately and loudly announced: "Doc, I got the "GONGHORRHEA of the chest!"
Trying to hide my grin, I replied: "There is no such thing as gonorrhea of the chest".
He shot back: "Oh, yes there is. I had it before and now I've got it again!" "Old Dr. Brown done tole me what I got, the first time; the CLAPS LUNG !"
OK, let me examine you. "Don't you mean to say "collapsed lung?"
"Yea, that's it; gonghorrhea of my chest."
"No, it is C-O-L-L-A-P-S-E-D; you have a pneumothorax."
"Well, something like that", he finally agreed.
I got an X-Ray, put in a chest tube, and admited him to the hospital.
One never knows what folks understand from what they are told !
leVieux
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