68 Relatable jokes

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Optometrist: "Any medical history I should know about?
r20260912-3 · Relatable
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Resident: "Rock, paper, scissors for who calls neuro.
r20260912-1 · Relatable
Resident: "Rock, paper, scissors for who calls neuro.b20260904-1 · The General Neurologist
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Is there a doctor on board?
r20260912-4 · Relatable
Grocery clerk: "Long day?b20260825-6 · The General Neurologist
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ER: "Neuro exam is completely normal.
r20260921s-3 · The Localizer
ER: "Neuro exam is completely normal.b20260905-6 · The Localizer
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Places I have slept in this hospital, ranked.
r20261002s-1 · The Epileptologist
Places I have slept in this hospital, ranked.b20260927-12 · The Epileptologist
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Me: "Your note says the neurological exam was grossly intact
r20261002s-2 · The Localizer
Me: "Your note says the neurological exam was grossly intact.b20260920-1 · The Localizer
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A party. Someone I have just met.
r20261002s-3 · The General Neurologist
A party. Someone I have just met.b20260920-3 · The General Neurologist
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Front desk: "You have an add-on at eleven.
r20261002s-4 · The General Neurologist
Front desk: "You have an add-on at eleven.b20260920-9 · The General Neurologist
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Clinic, Monday after the time change.
r20261009s-1 · The Epileptologist
Clinic, Monday after the time change.b20260917-2 · The Epileptologist
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Fellowship interview. I am the interviewer now.
r20261009s-2 · The Localizer
Fellowship interview. I am the interviewer now.b20260917-8 · The Localizer
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September intern: "I got it.
r20261009s-4 · The Localizer
September intern: "I got it.b20260915-6 · The Localizer
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Recruiter, 6:04 a.m.: "Are you open to new opportunities?
r20261009s-5 · The Stroke Neurologist
Recruiter, 6:04 a.m.: "Are you open to new opportunities?b20260913-3 · The Stroke Neurologist
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Consult request. Reason for consult, verbatim: "Neuro.
r20261002s-9 · The Localizer
Consult request. Reason for consult, verbatim: "Neuro.b20260909-10 · The Localizer
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Intern: "Everyone on rounds knows more than me.
r20260921s-4 · The Localizer
Intern: "Everyone on rounds knows more than me.b20260903-1 · The Localizer
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Sign-out, translated:
r20260921s-5 · The Stroke Neurologist
Sign-out, translated:b20260903-4 · The Stroke Neurologist
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Self-checkout: "Unexpected item in the bagging area.
r20260922s-1 · The Localizer
Self-checkout: "Unexpected item in the bagging area.b20260831-1 · The Localizer
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Friend: "Stop staring at my mother.
r20260922s-2 · The Localizer
Friend: "Stop staring at my mother.b20260830-4 · The Localizer
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Driver: "What kind of doctor?
r20260922s-3 · The Localizer
Driver: "What kind of doctor?b20260830-7 · The Localizer
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Answering service, 2:14 a.m.
r20260923s-1 · The General Neurologist
Answering service, 2:14 a.m.b20260829-1 · The General Neurologist
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College roommate, at a cookout: "Weird thing. A grey shade c
r20260922s-4 · The Stroke Neurologist
College roommate, at a cookout: "Weird thing. A grey shade came down over my right eye.b20260830-8 · The Stroke NeurologistSomeone yelled 'CODE!' in the grocery store. I'd cleared a path to aisle 7 before I realized it was a coupon.b20260714b-4 · The Stroke Neurologist
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Someone yelled 'CODE!' in the grocery store. I'd cleared a p
r20260831s-2 · The Stroke Neurologist
Intern in July: "I'll check with you before I do anything.b20260823-1 · The General Neurologist
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Student: "What are you looking at?
r20260912s-3 · The Localizer
Student: "What are you looking at?b20260911-7 · The Localizer
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I own four pens.
r20260912s-2 · The Localizer
I own four pens.b20260911-4 · The LocalizerChart says 'acute on chronic.' Same, honestly. Chronically tired since residency, acutely tired since this pager went off. Acute on chronic isn't a diagnosis. It's my personality.b20260809r-2 · The General Neurologist
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'Altered from baseline.' Doctor — it's 3am. Nobody on this u
r20260912-6 · Relatable
Friend: "What did you actually do today?b20260906-8 · The Localizer
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My hand fell asleep on the couch and I spent four honest min
r20260912-7 · Relatable
Hour fifteen. I have been looking at the same sodium for a full minute.b20260827-2 · The General Neurologist
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Front desk: "Just one quick add-on.
r20260912-8 · Relatable
Colleague: "I'll take your Labor Day if you take my Thanksgiving.b20260824-1 · The General Neurologist
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The worst sound in this hospital is not the code alarm.
r20260912-9 · Relatable
My hand fell asleep on the couch and I spent four honest minutes deciding whether it was ulnar or median.b20260823-4 · The Localizer
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ER: "Neuro, quick one.
r20260912-12 · Relatable
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Daughter: "His watch gave him a sleep score of 41.
r20260912-13 · Relatable
Daughter: "His watch gave him a sleep score of 41.b20260911-5 · The General Neurologist
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Friend: "I do the brain games every morning. Keeps me sharp.
r20260912-14 · Relatable
Ortho: "pt confused.b20260822-11 · The Localizer'Altered from baseline.' Doctor — it's 3am. Nobody on this unit has a baseline. Not the patient, not the intern, not me, not the vending machine that's been beeping since Tuesday. We're all altered now.b20260809r-1 · The General NeurologistIs there a doctor on board?b20260822-9 · The Stroke NeurologistVet: "It's idiopathic vestibular disease. He'll be steady again in two weeks.b20260828-2 · The LocalizerFamily, watching a hospital show: "Is any of this real?b20260830-5 · The Stroke NeurologistA neurologist wearing a stethoscope is wearing jewelry. I brought a reflex hammer, a tuning fork, and a safety pin. The stethoscope is here for the photo.b20260813-24 · The LocalizerMy coffee has a coffee. The second one exists purely to resuscitate the first one after the morning it just had.b20260810-6 · The Sports NeurologistA brain shunt is just indoor plumbing for spinal fluid — and like all plumbing, it clogs at 2 a.m. on a holiday weekend, never on a quiet Tuesday.b20260726-4 · The NeurosurgeonBroken Q-tip...b20260714b-17 · The General Neurologist
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