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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,549 posts) Sun Dec 12, 2021, 10:08 AM Dec 2021

After watching a couple of seasons of House, I've come to believe that the doctors at

Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital get a spiff for every lumbar puncture they perform. There’s at least one in every episode and on occasion they argue over who gets to do the procedure.

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After watching a couple of seasons of House, I've come to believe that the doctors at (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2021 OP

It's rhabdomyolysis. Just about every episode, that's proposed as a diagnosis. NT mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 #1

That too! 👩🏼‍⚕️ Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2021 #2

And Sarcoidosis Walleye Dec 2021 #3

I love that the hospital can pay 10 doctors to work including overtime on treating one patient mucifer Dec 2021 #4

You'd think they'd get fired for almost killing every patient they see... Wounded Bear Dec 2021 #5

mahatmakanejeeves

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1. It's rhabdomyolysis. Just about every episode, that's proposed as a diagnosis. NT

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Sun Dec 12, 2021, 10:13 AM

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Floyd R. Turbo

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2. That too! 👩🏼‍⚕️

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Sun Dec 12, 2021, 10:26 AM

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Walleye

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3. And Sarcoidosis

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Sun Dec 12, 2021, 10:29 AM

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mucifer

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4. I love that the hospital can pay 10 doctors to work including overtime on treating one patient

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Sun Dec 12, 2021, 10:46 AM

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Wounded Bear

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5. You'd think they'd get fired for almost killing every patient they see...

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Sun Dec 12, 2021, 11:01 AM

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every patient they "diagnose" they basically take to near death with mis-diagnosis and pushing the wrong drug into them.

I quit watching years ago. Too formulaic for me.

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