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Help!!! ESL dictator killing me tonight - Frustrated


Posted: Feb 23, 2012

Ortho report...referral for a BKA on a patient with multiple and significant "comprabilities"? He even goes so far as to use Comprabilities as a heading before listing the patient's medical issues. Paragraph beginning is as follows..

"Mr. X, who was referred here at the request of Dr. Y for evaluation of below-the-knee amputation of the right leg. The patient has multiple major ________ including end stage renal disease status post renal transplant, peripheral arterial disease status post vascular stents, and right Charcot foot and who developed an ulcer just below his right medial malleolus back in 2010 status post multiple debridements." 

he even goes so far as to use - comorbidities

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They're not all idiots. You might not know the word yet.

Thank you :) - Frustrated

[ In Reply To ..]
I have only been doing this about 3 years, and this is a word I have not heard yet...was hoping that I was not the idiot tonight. Thanks :)

: ) yw! - anytime

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comorbidities is a cool word~


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