I’m impressed, you have three times the alertness of the average human
Middcore on
Does “alert and oriented x3” mean “Caffeinated to the point of hyperactivity”?
thekojac on
“Well nourished” is a general medical term for “obviously not starving to death”.
They weren’t calling you fat.
ReleventReference on
Better than them calling you “fatty fat fat fat” which I believe is the medical term.
WarWonderful593 on
A high calorie individual
politicalpug007 on
Nah, they will call you fat if you are fat. Mine said “obese”
jerseyhound on
Better than morbidly satiated I guess
squamesh on
Med student here. That isn’t how being fat is documented in a note. They’re literally saying that you don’t look like you’re starving. It can be helpful information if someone is sick especially for a long period of time. Do they look like they’ve been eating okay or do they look like they haven’t eaten in a week?
We can talk about the medical systems approach to obesity and all the problems therein in a different convo, but they’re not going to mince words about it. If they wanted to call you fat, they’d say “the patient is overweight/obese”
hausfrauning on
Mine would probably say “General appearance of the patient shows the remnants of a chili cheese dog on their shirt”
MysteriousMermaid92 on
Not necessarily. My son is “well nourished” based on his wellness checks and isn’t obese.
Apostrophe_T on
I’m going to refer to myself as “well nourished” from now on.
bathroomheater on
My oncologist regularly notates well nourished and jovial. I like to imagine he sees me as a young Santa Claus
wimwood on
My thoracic surgeon noted me as an “exceedingly pleasant 38yo woman” and I’m still unsure how to take that 5 years after the initial consult. Was I a nice pleasant person or does “exceedingly” indicate that I wouldn’t shut the fuck up and tried way too hard to be nice?
TheShitMasterGeneral on
That’s the common wording, they call everyone that who isn’t obviously fucked. If it says “obviously fucked” in that slot on your records, well…
sev45day on
Well, that’s much better than “I have 5 fat patients, this patient is 4 of them.”
markydsade on
My doc says “well marbled”
OkConflict5528 on
my dermatologist said in my records ‘well developed’ and i have been riding that high ever since
knightfenris on
They don’t have to sugar coat it. They’ll just write obese.
HastyZygote on
My doctor literally patted my belly and said “you need to lose this, you are technically obese”
I’m M, 30, 220lbs
h3llo_miko on
I also had a doctors appointment today where I too was described as a “well developed well nourished woman” and it also made me chuckle!
mrpaintchips on
If the shoe fits…. but doesn’t fit anyone else. you’re probably fat.
mokajilly on
I used to do medical transcription for many years and one of the notes that sticks in my head is
“Patient denies any tobacco use, but he smells like he is on fire.”
notmtfirstu on
I’ve lost over 60lbs and they make a point to remind me that I’m still “morbidly obese”.
You’re good.
whooo_me on
“Nil by mouth. He hasn’t had an operation or anything, just nil by mouth…”
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I’m impressed, you have three times the alertness of the average human
Does “alert and oriented x3” mean “Caffeinated to the point of hyperactivity”?
“Well nourished” is a general medical term for “obviously not starving to death”.
They weren’t calling you fat.
Better than them calling you “fatty fat fat fat” which I believe is the medical term.
A high calorie individual
Nah, they will call you fat if you are fat. Mine said “obese”
Better than morbidly satiated I guess
Med student here. That isn’t how being fat is documented in a note. They’re literally saying that you don’t look like you’re starving. It can be helpful information if someone is sick especially for a long period of time. Do they look like they’ve been eating okay or do they look like they haven’t eaten in a week?
We can talk about the medical systems approach to obesity and all the problems therein in a different convo, but they’re not going to mince words about it. If they wanted to call you fat, they’d say “the patient is overweight/obese”
Mine would probably say “General appearance of the patient shows the remnants of a chili cheese dog on their shirt”
Not necessarily. My son is “well nourished” based on his wellness checks and isn’t obese.
I’m going to refer to myself as “well nourished” from now on.
My oncologist regularly notates well nourished and jovial. I like to imagine he sees me as a young Santa Claus
My thoracic surgeon noted me as an “exceedingly pleasant 38yo woman” and I’m still unsure how to take that 5 years after the initial consult. Was I a nice pleasant person or does “exceedingly” indicate that I wouldn’t shut the fuck up and tried way too hard to be nice?
That’s the common wording, they call everyone that who isn’t obviously fucked. If it says “obviously fucked” in that slot on your records, well…
Well, that’s much better than “I have 5 fat patients, this patient is 4 of them.”
My doc says “well marbled”
my dermatologist said in my records ‘well developed’ and i have been riding that high ever since
They don’t have to sugar coat it. They’ll just write obese.
My doctor literally patted my belly and said “you need to lose this, you are technically obese”
I’m M, 30, 220lbs
I also had a doctors appointment today where I too was described as a “well developed well nourished woman” and it also made me chuckle!
If the shoe fits…. but doesn’t fit anyone else. you’re probably fat.
I used to do medical transcription for many years and one of the notes that sticks in my head is
“Patient denies any tobacco use, but he smells like he is on fire.”
I’ve lost over 60lbs and they make a point to remind me that I’m still “morbidly obese”.
You’re good.
“Nil by mouth. He hasn’t had an operation or anything, just nil by mouth…”
[YOU CALLING ME FAT?!](https://youtu.be/_ZVXvvffewo?feature=shared)
I wish my Wii Balance Board took this approach when I was a child. Screaming “OBESE” at me every other day was very discouraging.
Ducks: all lined up
Imagine if doctors talked to you in the same manner as a vet would upon encountering a “chonky boi”
“General appearance of the patient is well nourished”got me lolz..
Haha fat!
My doctor told me to open my mouth and say “Oink”.