Doctor vs Patient

Doctor vs Patient? No, I don’t mean a Mortal kombat like fight between a doctor and a patient, but how doctors and patients see the same thing in different lights.

Here are some definitions that mean different things to doctors and patients

Doctor vs patient – CALL DUTY

Doctor: Time at work to stretch out a bit and work at a more leisurely pace.
Patient: Time when doctor can and must be bothered by all minor complaints ranging from a scratch to a bruise.

YOUR COMPLAINT

Doctor: A simple statement saying why you are in the hospital.
Patient: Something akin to a police report beginning with,” it all started while i was sleeping….”

FEVER

Doctor: A rise in temperature.
Patient: Any odd feeling.

EMERGENCY

Doctor: A condition that may lead to death without prompt attention.
Patient: Anything that makes you come to the hospital instead of staying home to watch tv.

PALENESS

Doctor: A look associated with reduced quantity of blood.
Patient: A look associated with being ill.

PAIN

Doctor: An estimate of the level of distress a condition causes.
Patient: Any discomfort.

INSOMNIA

Doctor: Significant inability to sleep for a period of time.
Patient: Not falling asleep immediately after supper.

ALCOHOL

Doctor: Anything that contains alcohol.
Patient: Only those drinks that make you drunk.

STETHOSCOPE

Doctor: An uncomfortable instrument for listening to the chest and heart.
Patient: A cool instrument that immediately tells what is wrong with you.

DISCHARGED

Doctor: Time to go home and continue management not necessarily healed.
Patient: Healed! No more business with the hospital.

VISITING TIME

Doctor : Time for relatives to visit the patient.
Patient : Time for relatives to interrogate the doctor.

Any more definitions you can think of?