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To: D. Long who wrote (1719)	10/20/2008 12:39:09 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39331

I've watch that show, too. I find it fascinating. Often enough the final diagnosis isn't a zebra. A handful of times I've guessed the problem before the show was half over. That's scary.

To: D. Long who wrote (1719)	10/20/2008 12:47:13 PM
From: jrhana	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39331

You never get the full story with these little horror tales. Almost anything could be going on there. I'm still waiting for stories about doctors that made great diagnoses and who saved lives under difficult circumstances. A surgeon used to ask me "Hey, if I do something wrong and a patient dies it's going to cost me a million dollars. But when I come into the hospital at 3 the morning and save somebody's live with a difficult and massive operation, why don't they pay me a million dollars?" Generally a patient either doesn't care, doesn't notice, or takes it for granted when their doctor does a good job. But the first little thing that goes wrong, they'll scream bloody murder.