tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post3530367541753457208..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Twenty QuestionsDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-23579099536265098862007-06-10T18:33:00.000-05:002007-06-10T18:33:00.000-05:00Questions the program needs to add to itself:Did y...Questions the program needs to add to itself:<BR/><BR/><I>Did you just try a brand-new exercise that involved the oblique muscles?</I><BR/><BR/><I>Was your martial arts instructor feeling particularly sadistic that fine Saturday morning?</I><BR/><BR/><I>Did you have to do fifty of them on each side</I>?<BR/><BR/><I>Results: You got yourself a boo-boo</I>KC Saulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480325548867390009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-23130465938344968982007-06-07T12:19:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:19:00.000-05:00It totally failed to diagnose Buerger's disease. G...It totally failed to diagnose Buerger's disease. Good thing it's non-emergent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-22387468091519514402007-06-07T06:55:00.000-05:002007-06-07T06:55:00.000-05:00"Sickle Cell Anemia [I'm not positive, but my pure...<I>"Sickle Cell Anemia [I'm not positive, but my pure Dutch grandmother & father would probably crap themselves if I told them I had SCA."</I><BR/><BR/>Nearly dropped my coffee this morning while laughing, Lisa. Thanks for your insights.DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78052635399222211692007-06-07T00:50:00.000-05:002007-06-07T00:50:00.000-05:00I'm a 36 yo female w/Cushing's Disease, well I jus...I'm a 36 yo female w/Cushing's Disease, well I just had that pesky tumor out 14 days ago actually, so I felt qualified to take those 20 questions out for a test drive. ;)<BR/>I'll bold what didn't get a checkmark. <BR/><BR/>Abdominal pain or discomfort [secondary addisons, yes], Anxiety [still have some, but thyroid meds help a lot], Back pain [secondary addisions, yes], Chest pain [frequently], Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15508518592917445895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-23900498378737366802007-06-06T12:39:00.000-05:002007-06-06T12:39:00.000-05:00According to the machine, I have pancreatitis, per...According to the machine, I have pancreatitis, pericarditis, diverticulitus, irritable bowel syndrome or ovarian cysts. It doesn't localize the pain by quadrant or it could have ruled out the ovarian cysts. That's another condition I don't go to the ER when I'm having pain from. It cheats and asks if you have a history of gallstones or pancreatitis and all of that, but I had to say No (since my KC Saulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06480325548867390009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-87928425759965269772007-06-06T09:07:00.000-05:002007-06-06T09:07:00.000-05:00Wow, I feel so unnecessary now. That program is pr...Wow, I feel so unnecessary now. That program is pretty good.scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163296819469420123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-45083470930906621612007-06-06T09:00:00.000-05:002007-06-06T09:00:00.000-05:00TBTAM-She and her baby did fine, fortunately. She...TBTAM-<BR/><BR/>She and her baby did fine, fortunately. She sought ER evaluation immediately and was treated w/POBA (plain old balloon angioplasty) to tack up her dissection of her right coronary artery, treated with heparin and beta-blockers, carried her baby to term, and had an uneventful delivery (no c-section).<BR/><BR/>ac-<BR/>Amen!DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-67541142778260908542007-06-06T07:37:00.000-05:002007-06-06T07:37:00.000-05:00Guess you don't have to quit your day job just yet...Guess you don't have to quit your day job just yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-62491976492261743382007-06-05T23:19:00.000-05:002007-06-05T23:19:00.000-05:00Great post - I would have given up after the fourt...Great post - I would have given up after the fourth question...<BR/><BR/>How did the real life patient do?Margaret Polaneczky, MD (aka TBTAM)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16555722791007332247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-38372294258271716092007-06-05T21:32:00.000-05:002007-06-05T21:32:00.000-05:00That's right Wes and soon your "I don't make enoug...That's right Wes and soon your "I don't make enough money to do that test" attitude is going to get run over by more informed patients that will know about your the other MD down the street that does offer the MTWA test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com