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Matt and Josh were eating lunch in the park outside their medical school when an elderly man slowly sauntered by with a look of frustration on his face.
Wanting to employ his expensive education, Matt said to Josh, “See that old man? He’s so hunched over I bet he has Peltrucy Syndrome. According to our textbooks, that disease tends to curve the spine making its victims walk bent over like that.”
Josh looked at the elderly man and said, “No, I don’t think he’s suffering from Peltrucy Syndrome. I think it looks more like Zovitsky Disorder. See how his legs are somewhat spread apart? That’s usually the telltale sign of Zovitsky Disorder.”
As the old man cautiously made his way down the sidewalk, the two med students continued to discuss the gentleman’s diagnosis. When it became clear they weren’t going to agree, they decided the only way to know for sure was to just ask the old man, so they got up and chased him down.
“Excuse me, sir,” said Matt to the old man. “We’re a couple of medical students here at the university and we couldn’t help but notice the way you walked by us. My friend and I saw the symptoms you were displaying, but can’t quite agree upon a diagnosis. Could you settle our dispute?”
The old man came to a stop and said, “Sure, I’ll tell you. But you have to tell me what you think, first, and I’ll tell you if you’re right.”
“Fair enough,” said Matt as he readied his guess. “I saw the way you were bent over so I thought you suffered from Peltrucy Syndrome.”
The old man replied, “You thought wrong.”
Josh then put forth his theory. “I saw how you were walking a bit bow-legged, so I thought you had Zovitsky Syndrome.”
The old man said, “You thought wrong, as well.”
Matt asked, “Well, what do you have, sir?”
The old man admitted, “I thought I had gas…but I was wrong, too!”
Topics Illustrated Include:
Accident
Argument
Assumption
Doctor
Elderly
Evidence
Health
Medical
Mistake
Wrong
(Resource cataloged by David R Smith)
