Alacrity: "I'm glad [our electronic medical record system] has a spellcheck. Sending home discharge instructions with 'thrombocytopenis' in them would have been somewhat sub-optimal."
Oncologist: "Oh yeah...don't worry about that. You know how many times I've typed 'neutropenis'? Many times."
pericardial tap instructions:
Alacrity: "Hey, [ECC resident], would you be able to help me tap this dog's pericardial fluid please? I've never done it before."
ECC resident: "Sure. Do you know where you're going to stick your needle?"
Alacrity: "Nope."
ECC resident: "Take the elbow. Bend it. There."
ECC resident: "Sure. Do you know where you're going to stick your needle?"
Alacrity: "Nope."
ECC resident: "Take the elbow. Bend it. There."
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