Can you share some funny true medical stories?
One funny medical story is about a dentist. A patient came in extremely afraid of getting a tooth pulled. The dentist tried to calm the patient down. But when the dentist finally got the pliers ready to pull the tooth, the patient let out such a loud scream that the dentist was so startled that he dropped the pliers. It took a while for both of them to calm down again before the procedure could continue.
Well, here's one. A surgeon was about to operate on a patient's leg. Right before the procedure, the patient nervously said they hoped the doctor wouldn't accidentally amputate the wrong leg. The doctor joked that they only had one leg marked for amputation on their list. It turned out that in the patient's nervousness, they had marked their own good leg with a marker thinking it was some kind of pre - op ritual.
Sure. There was a doctor who once had a patient come in thinking they had a rare tropical disease. After a series of tests, it turned out they just had an allergic reaction to a new laundry detergent. They had all these strange rashes and symptoms that seemed very serious at first.
Can you share some funny but true medical stories?
Sure. There was a patient who went to the doctor complaining of a strange pain in his ear. After examination, the doctor found a small Lego piece in his ear. The patient had no idea how it got there. Turns out his toddler had put it there while he was asleep.
Can you share some funny medical stories?
Well, I heard about a situation in a hospital where a new intern was trying to take a patient's blood pressure. But he got the cuff on the wrong way around. When the doctor came to check, they all had a good laugh. Also, there was a man who went to the doctor complaining of a strange pain. After all the tests, it turned out he had been sitting on his glasses for hours.
Can you share some funny senior stories and funny medical stories?
Well, here's a funny senior story. There's an elderly lady who loves to knit. One day, she knitted a scarf so long that it could wrap around her house three times. As for a funny medical story, a patient once went to the dentist. The dentist asked him to open his mouth wide, and the patient accidentally let out a huge yawn instead, which made the dentist burst out laughing. The patient was so embarrassed but it was really funny.
Can you share some funny medical school stories?
Sure! Once in medical school, during a dissection class, a student accidentally dropped a small bone from the skeleton model and it bounced right into the teacher's coffee cup. The teacher just stared at it for a moment and then said, 'Well, that's one way to add calcium to my drink.'
Can you share some medical school funny stories?
At medical school, during a CPR training session, a student got so into it that he started doing the chest compressions really vigorously on the dummy. All of a sudden, the dummy's head popped off and flew across the room. Everyone was shocked at first, but then couldn't stop laughing. It was quite a memorable and funny moment.
Can you share some funny medical exam stories?
Sure. One time I went for a physical. The doctor asked me to hop on one leg as part of the balance test. I got so nervous that I hopped in the wrong direction and almost knocked over a tray of medical tools. It was really embarrassing but also made everyone in the room laugh.
Can you share some funny medical office stories?
In a medical office, a man walked in with a sock stuck to his foot because he had used super glue to try and close a small cut on his toe. He had to be very carefully removed from the sock while the doctor and nurses were trying hard not to laugh out loud.
Can you share some medical student funny stories?
Well, there was a medical student who had to practice taking blood samples. He was so confident at first, but when he finally got the needle in the patient's arm, he forgot to attach the vial to collect the blood. It was quite an embarrassing moment for him.
Can you share some funny medical student stories?
Well, there was this medical student during a dissection class. He was so focused on finding a particular nerve that he accidentally poked his finger with the scalpel. He immediately panicked thinking he might have cut something important and started yelling for help. But it was just a minor cut and everyone had a good laugh about it later. Also, in a clinical skills exam, a student was supposed to examine a patient's abdomen. He was so nervous that he started from the wrong side and when the examiner pointed it out, he got all flustered and mixed up the rest of the steps, which was really funny to watch.
Can you share some funny medical school interview stories?
Well, at another interview, a candidate was asked about a difficult medical case. Instead of answering seriously, he told a story about how his pet dog once had a similar - sounding problem and how he 'treated' it with some home remedies. The interviewers were both amused and impressed by his creativity and ability to think on his feet in a medical - related context.