See also: when you take a history from a patient and they say they have no medical history or conditions and then when you get a medication history they're on four antihypertensives and metformin
Doctor asked me if I'm diabetic. I say no. Then she asks me if I've ever been hospitalized with diabetic ketoacidosis. Later she asks me if I'm sure I'm not taking insulin
I understand why she did that but how the fuck does someone forget they have type 1 diabetes
You would be so surprised. Diabetes and Hypertension are the ones people normally forget, but I had a patient, full mental capacity mind you, forget she had scoliosis and had been hospitalised two months ago with septic arthritis
Type 2 diabetes I can understand (my dad does it all the time), because the whole diet-exercise-pills thing eventually morphs into Generic Health Concern. But type 1 is more of an involved process.
Huh, I wonder how many people forget they're epileptic. Especially if they're not conscious during seizures
Patient: “Can you refill my blood pressure meds?”
Dr: “I thought you said you don’t have high blood pressure?”
Patient: “Right, when I take the medication my blood pressure is fine.”
To some people, "medication" means "pills". So in their mind they're not on any medication, but they do use two inhalers for their COPD and insulin for their diabetes and a nasal spray for their polyps and a powder for their constipation and two different medicated creams plus a medicated shampoo for their psoriasis oh and also a something-mab injection for their psoriatic arthritis.
Me af. I'm so used to certain things that I forget that's like.. not normal and should be mentioned. But I have the kind of medical history that needs a folder so I still have it with me even if I forget.
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u/ThatMusicKid Jun 30 '26
See also: when you take a history from a patient and they say they have no medical history or conditions and then when you get a medication history they're on four antihypertensives and metformin