The following quotes were taken from actual medical records as dictated by physicians:
* By the time he was admitted, his rapid heart had stopped, and he was feeling better.
* Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
* On the second day the knee was better and on the third day it had completely disappeared.
* The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
* Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
* The patient refused an autopsy.
* The patient expired on the floor uneventfully.
* Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.
* The patient's past medical history has been remarkably insignificant, with only a forty-pound weight gain in the past three days.
* She slipped on the ice and apparently her legs went in separate directions in early December.
* The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas and crashed.
* She is numb from her toes down.
* The skin was moist and dry.
* Patient was alert and unresponsive.
* When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.