Just Kill Two Livers With One Drink And Make It An Espresso Martini
CALIFORNIA, HEALTH & BODY, MEDICAL OFFICE, PATIENTS, SACRAMENTO, STUPID, USA | HEALTHY RIGHT | JANUARY 18, 2019
(I’m assisting our cardiologist today, rooming patients and doing EKGs and such. One patient comes in with a complaint of palpitations. I do an EKG on him which comes out normal, but there’s something off about this guy — he’s practically bouncing off the walls with nervous energy. The cardiologist goes in to see him and I move on to other patients. About half an hour later, they both come out and the patient leaves. The doctor comes over to me with a look of disbelief.)
Doctor: “That guy drinks eighty ounces of coffee a day. Eighty. Eight-zero.”
Me: “Holy cow. No wonder he was jitterier than a junebug.”
Doctor: “And he says he drinks three liters of vodka a week!”
Me: “Oh, my gosh. His poor liver.”
Doctor: “So, obviously, I told him he needs to stop doing that. And you know what he said? He doesn’t want to stop, and he’d rather just take medication for the palpitations!”
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