Hospitalist vs Oncologist Xtranormal Medical Presentation

[zamoodokhani]

How's about the opposite issue, where a patient recently started on FIRST-LINE chemotherapy for STAGE 4 cancer (with expected survival of 2+ years) presents to the hospital for pneumonia but no respiratory distress. Certain hospitalist colleagues of mine have, in this situation, called a palliative care consult and subsequent family meeting with apparent goal to "change the focus" of the patient's course to hospice... which is a premature decision tantamount to malpractice for undertreatment!

[joeydestefano11]

THis is so funny because its so true

[jam4987u987]

The above is completely true. Someone should make a video of a doctor talking to family members of terminally ill pts.

Ex. Doctor "Your 83 y/o demented grandmother has a very large stroke in addition to the heart attack. She is aphasic, dysphagic and hemiplegic. Her EF is 5% w/ severe pul congestion. Can I intubate her?"

[eeyore886]

So freaking TRUE!!

[TheMateusrex]

A low potency dose of I'm talking out of my ass.

[truckernurse]

"her family thinks she looks lethargic" really? hahahahaha

[robertr911]

"acute exacerbation of her end of life"

[synchronium24]

"my remains" lol

[7sevo7]

Low hanging fruit

[radtahasy]

can you help me spend more money?

[rpostl1]

Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!! This! +100

[clmay959]

This is the most painfully funny video ever!! You must have had similar experiences to ours. Palliative care salutes you, dequervains!!!!

[Vejitasei]

I was laughing so hard this brought tears to my eyes. I had to stop several times just to avoid missing parts. I was watching at ~03:00 on our med-surg floor, laughing and tearing up so much the RNs actually came over to check on me to make sure I was ok.

Thank you for the great video. You nailed it!

[TheWileEDude]

Q: Why are coffins nailed shut?

A: To keep the oncologist from giving one more more course of chemo.