Quote of the Week
“Seven? Yeah, I guess I could see it. Seven. Seven periods of school, seven beatings a day. Roughly seven stitches a beating, and eventually seven years to life. Yeah, you’re doing that child quite a
service.”
– Jerry Seinfeld, in “The Seven” episode
PLEASE COMMENT ON THE WORST OR MOST STUPID PATIENT NAMES YOU HAVE COME ACROSS.
How could I have forgotten….
Tylan Hall…..I’m waiting for Abe Profen.
An 86 y/o man named Flatus! And a mentally retarded child named “Very Special Lamb Of God,” nickname: Special for short. Check out the very latest Freakonomics podcast for an interesting discussion on naming.
Crystal Shanda Leer
Dr. B.M. Heine(Louisville, KY)
Dr. Weiner (urologist, Pembroke Pines, FL)
Richard Richards (Louisville)
James Edward Hill Junior, III
True newborn’s name…
Twins–Syphilus and Gonorrea. So named because that was what mother saw written on her chart.
Majestic Hightower, Melena
Stupid names:
Lavoris ( kid was named after a brand of mouthwash)
Placenta
Le-ah. Pronounced “Lee Dash Ah”.
Seaman Glasscock. 🙂
Seaman Glasscock. Best name ever! 🙂
heaven leigh paradise
pajama (pronounced pa ja ma)
Nosmo King From the sign on the delivery suite door.
Spittissue
Shimer-Breaz (pronounced Shimmer Breeze)
Precious Jewel Diamond (“PJ”)
Unique Divine
Jourmajesty
Meconium.
(Not my patient–a friend’s sister encountered this unfortunate newborn during her anesthesiology residency.)
I also had a patient named Meconium while I was medical student rotating at the county hospital. He was 22 years-old, admitted for SBE from IV drug abuse. Poor kid, he never had a chance.
Bunion.
Drew Peacock, yes parents names him Andrew but he likes Drew.
Aquanet, Nevus, Emeritus.