16. Maybe that’s why they’re, you know, crying.
“Yes, your babies need to be fed through the night. They are not born eating three meals a day and sleeping 10 hours a night. Please, dear God, wake up and feed them.” – kyelmo
17. Eww.
“I am a clinical lab scientist, and I frequently have to tell patients that I cannot accept their stool samples in tupperware, mugs, food to-go boxes, etc. The worst is when they take the shit-filled mug back home with them cause they don’t want to lose a ‘perfectly good mug.'” – lalalashucks
18. Meth, not even once.
“Usually goes along with after a car accident and their kids weren’t in car seats/seatbelts, how their kids… NEED TO BE IN FUCKING CAR SEATS… But it’s summer so a more seasonal example is the following:
Me- “So whats the problem today?”
Them- “I don’t know what’s going on! I can’t breath! I’m having a seizure!”
Me- “Hmmm.. has this ever happened before?
T- “Yea usually when I smoke crystal meth”
Me- “Did you smoke crystal meth today?”
T- “Yea, like 30 min ago. Why?”
Me- “….” – IronicNihilist
19. So much for the food pyramid.
“This conversation happened once.
Me: Also, you need to eat more fiber.
Guy: Okay, sure.
Me: That means more vegetable during meals. And you can have fruits for dessert.
Guy: Urgh… But I don’t like vegetables.
Me: Yeah, but you gotta eat more of them now.
Guy: No, I don’t eat vegetables.
Me: What do you mean?
Guy: I never eat vegetables. Like, since I was a kid. Never.
Me: Why?
Guy: I don’t like how it tastes.
Me: …..
The guy was in his 30s, severely obese with lots of pimples on his face. His cholesterol was through the roof. And he was having problem with his colon health. He was there with his wife and two kids, too.” – SphmrSlmp
20. Stop wasting my time.
“No, belly button lint is not a reason to go to the emergency room via ambulance.” – stayathmdad
21.
Me: “Did you miss a dose of [insert medicine name here]?” Pt: “No, I take it every day”. Me: “How many times did you not take [previously named medicine] in the past week?” Pt: “Three and I skipped this morning too”.
This happens probably once a week.” – RepublicansRInbreds
22.
“Patient had been referred to my pharmacy by his physician for an OTC enema. The guy was not the sharpest tack, and apparently either his physician did not explain it well or the guy didn’t listen, but our conversation went like this:
Pt.: So I drink down this whole bottle and then I’ll hafta shit?
Me: No sir, this is an enema. It is used rectally.
Pt. (confused): So what’s that mean, I don’t hafta drink the whole thing?
Me: No sir, you’ll lie on your side and insert the applicator tip of the bottle into your rectum and squeeze the contents into you bowel. You’ll then remain lying on your side and hold the enema in until you feel the urge to have a bowel movement.
Pt.: You tellin’ me I gotta stick it up my ass!?
Me: Yes sir, this is an enema and it is used rectally. There are detailed instructions and diagrams in the box.
Pt.: FUCK YOU!
And he stormed off. That was the last I saw of him. Not sure if he thought I was messing with him or what, but I hope he eventually got to shit.” – IbuBROfen
23. Wanna roll with me doc?
“I’ve told this story before, I think. I’ll keep it short and concise. Older man, terminally ill. New Years eve. Presented to the ER in the company of a hooker. He had a finishing nail in his erect penis. He was in to penile sounding. He says, “Well, there was nothin’ else layin’ round. And I’m so fucked up and can’t feel a thing.” Indeed, he was fucked up. Cocaine, alcohol, mdma, viagra and some hydrocodone. Poor dude just wanted one last rager. I told him, “Wood is just a euphemism, man. Don’t shove sharp things up your pee-hole.” He took it in stride. He was in the hospital for two days. The hooker basically stayed with him the entire time. Come to find out, she was only one of the three hookers he had paid. She wasn’t even the one who shoved the nail up there. I thought it odd that she hung around until he told me how much he had paid them. Turns out the other two were hanging out at his house waiting for his return. I visited him before he was discharge. Dude popped some x right in front me and says, “Just gettin’ a head start. No more sharp shit. I promise, Doc.” – guyute21
24.
“My first job after graduating high school involved instrument sterilization at a dental office. One day an elderly woman came in with a complaint of chronic halitosis (bad breath) and stomach problems. Standard procedure for admitting a new patient is to take x rays after removing all metals from the neck and up. The woman carefully pulled out her jewelry and hair pins and the panoramic x-ray was taken and quickly developed. With the imagery in hand, the tech noticed that the woman had not removed her upper denture. The tech returned to the room and let the patient know that she had accidentally left her dentures in and that the x-ray would have to be re-done. At this point the woman expressed confusion about taking out her dentures, the creeping horror set in once the tech realized that the patient had never removed her dentures from her mouth for several years. Our dentist came into the room and explained proper denture care with her before explaining that he needed to have a look give them the circumstances… he pulled out the denture and discovered, to his horror, that the patient not only had maggots underneath the dentures in her mouth but that her hard palate had completely disintegrated. 🤮. The miasma that swept through the office resulted in cancellations of all appointments for the rest of the day to ventilate the office and clean up all of the staff vomit…. Yes, you HAVE to wash your dentures daily!” – AgonyInTheIrony
25.
Don’t lick your contact lenses to clean them.
Seriously. — chipgal
26.
No, your teenaged daughters cannot share a single prescription for birth control pills. — MisplacedApostophie
27. Gatorade, maybe, but never Dr. Pepper.
28.
“My wife is an x-ray tech, and the advice she dispenses most often is ‘if it doesn’t have a handle, don’t stick it up your ass.’ To be fair, she can’t legally give medical advice, but that’s some good general advice, right there.” – MjolnirPants
29. Wang? Weiner? Tackle and bits?
30.
“Worked in women’s health……so many things but one that always makes me shake my head is a woman telling me that her doctor said if she pees after sex she won’t get pregnant. I had to explain to a grown ass woman who had already given birth three times that your urethra and your cervix are two different holes and peeing after intercourse can help prevent UTIs but not pregnancy. Learn about your body ladies, no one else is going to teach you.” – reddoesntcare