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Nemisis_the_2nd t1_iw0crx0 wrote

Reply to comment by killcat in In House M. D. there is an episode in which the doc asked the lady who was concerned about weight gain. Doc asked her to raise their hand and by seeing that he was able to determine she was pregnant. Do arms and pregnancy have some correlation? by Abhinav_Mani

> would have diagnosed the issues within a couple of days, such as a case of amoebic meningitis

If a patient at my hospital had any form of meningitis suspected, and didn't have lumbar puncture results with the doctor in less that 6 hours, heads would be rolling (no pun intended) I remember one case where the patient had to wait over 8 hours for the results (not my labs fault) and multiple people ended up facing disciplinares. Meningitis can kill, fast. Taking your time to diagnose it will result in needless patient deaths.

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