I was watching Sesame Street with Melly this morning. Elmo was sitting on the curb, clutching his left foot and crying out in pain.
Gordon: "Elmo, what's wrong?"
Elmo: "My feet hurt!"
Gordon uncrosses Elmo's legs as he again cries out in pain.
Me: [thinking] "Oh my god, is it an ATFL sprain? Is it plantar fasciitis?"
Gordon: "Elmo, I think I see what the problem is."
Me: [thinking] "Tibialis posterior tendonitis? Achilles rupture? Talar dome fracture??"
Gordon: "You put your shoes on the wrong feet!"
Wasn't even in my differential.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Patient was a furry, red-haired monster in moderate distress
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Ah yes, this is a doctor thinking ;-)
Ha Ha Ha!!
My oldest dropped a can of soup on her toe. She bawled and then threw a crying fit today before school. Finally after all that time, I bent down and examined it. And off we went for an xray. Sometimes I can't believe how late I am in acknowledging that they actually might be hurt.-
Darn...I can see that coming up in a some therapist office!
Bless that furry little monster's head!
ha nice..... back to child think for awhile
Bwah ha ha! That's priceless :o)
hahaha! reminds us all, sometimes the most simple explanation is the right one.
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