Tuesday, February 13, 2007

MAKING THE ROUNDS: A 100-WORD MEDICAL CASE STUDY

Dr. Cox never missed an opportunity to harass the new first-year residents.

As he led the group of newbies on rounds, he made a point of seeking out patients with the most revolting, horrific conditions. Mrs. Finster, a 300-pound woman with a prolapsed rectum. Mr. Jones, who suffered from the increasingly rare Hansen’s disease. Leprosy had eaten away half his face. Nonetheless, the residents were unfazed.

But when they saw the guy in 303B, half of them retched on the spot. His scrotum was perforated, a mass of weeping sores.

Cox laughed inwardly. Wiffle Balls - gets ’em every time.

[Please note that the WIFFLE® Ball is a registered trademark of The Wiffle Ball Inc., Shelton, Connecticut.]

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