I'm Dr. Joshua Schwimmer, a nephrologist and internal medicine physician in New York City. • Kidney Notes was the first active nephrology blog. (Trivia: Kidney Notes is so old that the National Library of Medicine still uses it as an example of how to formally cite blogs.) • Professionally, you can find me at Kidney.nyc. • Kidney Notes is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Consult qualified health care professionals. See disclaimer.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Recent Patient Quotes

(Submitted by a reader.)

"I have a mine grain headache."

"I don't need to use birth control. I've been sediment for two years."

On a form asking if the patient has used any medications or taken any drugs, and if so, for what reason: "Weed. No special reason."