In a letter I received today, summarizing a patient's recent hospitalization:
"...led us to the decision that a below-elbow amputation would help us to decrease her morbidity and would not eliminate any significant hand function."
I can't think of many things that would eliminate significant hand function MORE than a below-elbow amputation. But hey, I'm just a lung doc...
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Next we'll be doing pneumonectomies to improve dyspnea...
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