Abdominal exam question

[Bieber]

Chief, here's a little something that I hope will set your mind at ease regarding palpation of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9892455

"Palpation of AAA appears to be safe and has not been reported to precipitate rupture."

[Chief1C]

I never hesitate, ER doc's certainly don't. I went in for severe pain once, never found out what caused it. Just went away. Holy hell, yeah it hurts when you push, you push hard enough, it's gonna fricken hurt anywhere.

[ERDoc]

Yeah Chief, if you push hard enough it is going to hurt but that is why it must be done properly by trained professionals.

[Kiwiology]

Yeah Chief, if you push hard enough it is going to hurt but that is why it must be done properly by trained professionals.

Like those who got their medical degree from the University of Stoners?

[ERDoc]

No no no, I said PROPERLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS.

Edited March 19, 2013 by ERDoc

[Kiwiology]

No no no, I said PROPERLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS.

That is what you get for living in country where specialist training is only three or four years and getting your degree from the University of Stoners

Down here in Upsidedownlands its a minimum of seven years post-graduate to get specialist (vocational) registration; some are longer like certain surgical sub-specialities or medical toxicology or something fucked up like that

[Chief1C]

I really want to hit you with a shovel.

[scubanurse]

I'm getting the idea that chief just likes violence towards kiwi...

[Chief1C]

After I hit him, then you can palpate his abdomen. Sounds fair to me.

[ERDoc]

After I hit him, then you can palpate his abdomen. Sounds fair to me.

OK, that is pretty funny right there.