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In response to "gawd! -- nm" by loosilu

although to be fair ... in a person that young on NYD, what would you think? really really sucks for her, though. -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu) Dec 8 '08, 10:18

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I think if they insisted repeatedly that they hand't been drinking, I might believe them. - ty97 Dec 8, 10:22 19
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  - serious question: can an adult over 21 on parole be restricted from drinking?? -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:32 10
    - legally? yes, such conditions can be imposed by a judge. Physically? Good luck. People are idiots. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 10:34
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    - yes. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:33
    - I hear it all the time over the police scanner. -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 10:33
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      - dui cases?? (i had no idea) -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:33 4
        
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        Right, motive or not, the underlying issue isn't being solved by my lie. - Will Hunting Dec 8, 10:39
        
        I've heard a lot of stories about strokes not being believed. I have no idea if it's actually common or not or just dramatic -- nm - Reagen Dec 8, 10:37
        
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  - you're not the norm, dear -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 10:28 1
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  - their mom took them to the hospital and she's standing there and they don't want her to nkow? lots of reasons. people are weird. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:27
- Everybody lies. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 10:23
- don't you watch House? -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:23 2
  - note: I'd really like to hear from Doggie about this, if he shows up today. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:23
  - It wasn't lupus, lossi. -- nm - ty97 Dec 8, 10:23
i had to take my mom to the same ER when she had her stroke. i kept saying, "i think it's a stroke!" and they were so la, la, la about it that it was - kare Dec 8, 10:21 2
- ok, that's worse IMO. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:22 1
  - meanwhile, my dad is on the phone with the staff every 10 minutes all, "i think it's the west nile!" - kare Dec 8, 10:23
Once they answer more than once, you hook em up to the machines and find out. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 10:20 15
- oh come on, think how often people lie about the chemicals they take. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:21 14
  - And those lies do what to the underlying condition? - Will Hunting Dec 8, 10:23 13
    - I love how we're all second guessing an ER doc. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:25 12
      - I'm going on the information provided. They assumed a condition over patient denials and patient suffered needlessly. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 8, 10:26 11
        
        it's completely effed up. -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:29
        
        and if that happens all the time, then what? -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:28 9
        
        i have a hard time believing that someone completely ill from drinking too much the night before isn't going to admit to it. -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:29 8
        
        (well, i'm sure some may lie, but a regular occurence? really? also, if they lie, rule it out. you know?) -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:31 4
        
        I guess I don't have a sense of that. House would - loosilu Dec 8, 10:32 3
        
        how did you get from "i can't believe we're questioning an ER doc" to "Fictional TV Character would say..." ? -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:34 2
        
        "Fictional jackass tv character", you mean. At least he has the jackass part in common with some real docs. :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 8, 10:36
        
        I don't think I switched arguments at all... - loosilu Dec 8, 10:35
        
        is that even a usual presentation of a stroke? and how often do you see a stroke in a young person? - loosilu Dec 8, 10:30 2
        
        well, yes. my friend's story was how i knew my mom was having a stroke. -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:32 1
        
        ah, did not know that. thanks. -- nm - loosilu Dec 8, 10:33
it would be a fair question, but you ask it, and believe the freaking answer. you know? -- nm - kare Dec 8, 10:20 1
- what if patients frequently lie about that, though, you know? and I bet they do. I guess I tend to - loosilu Dec 8, 10:21

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