Collecting Medical Comics Gifts

Scary Halloween ICD-10 codes.

"As for the helium treatments. . . things are lookin' up."

"I'm afraid we'll have to operate. Your appendix has an infection and it's extremely aggressive."

To encourage patients to take their medication, Dr. Gratner brought in a sketch artist to show them what they will look like in six months without meds.

'Doctor, how much acupuncture experience DO you have?'

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'Our Anesthesiologist resigned recently.'

'I'm sending you to see another doctor, he's a specialist in hyperchondria.'

'...Better clear my schedule too.'

"You were smart to come see, Mr. Lewis. These moles on your back definitely look suspicious."

"Hi! My name is Kevin, and I'll be your doctor today."

Lazy Doctor

"Lay off the junk food, your pancreas is rusty"

'My speciality is referring patients to the right specialist.'

'Disease is inevitable. My advice is to find an illness you can live with...'

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"In hospital I received ten 'get well soon' cards...from the nurses."

'For Valentine's Day!'

'Your breathing test results would be normal ... if you were 3'8' and 150 years old.'

'His heartbeat has been like that ever since he had the pig valve installed.'

"You'll be pleased to know you're making good progress - you've just become a statistic."

"I hope for your sake that my watch stopped!"

'Second opinion? Come back tomorrow, I will probably have changed my mind by then...'

I don't know what it is, but it's a textbook case of something.

'What do we do in a case like this? -- He's sick because he swallowed his insurance card.'

"Doctor, I've got double vision...!"

"Glad to hear my health's improved since my last visit. But to be honest, Doc...I never did anything you advised!"

'What the... there's the gold earring I lost when we did his triple bypass four years ago.'

'I'm afraid neither your insurance nor your immune system will cover it.'

'That rash on your stomach is a telltale sign of mercury poisoning.'

'You are supposed to hit the knee.'

Take these three times a day until I feel better.

'It doesn't look too serious.'

'I had that for lunch!'

"It's a warning from the American Hypochondriacs Association -- you've been overprescribing placebos."