Patient Report (an excerpt)

Monday, February 3, 2020

 

******* is a 50-year-old ********-speaking WOMAN, Present

in the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

           Immigrant from El Salvador. Patient experienced a syncopal

           episode this morning upon arriving to work.

 

********Patient REPORTS nausea, confusion,

            lower abdominal pelvic pain and ****** in the last month. According to pt’s neighbor,

            Her sons are away from home1

                              [...]

          VITAL SIGNS are NORMAL BP 120/80 RR: 16; O2: 99; P: 86

 

[INSERT BILLING CODE]

                             [...]

[Patient Reports HISTORY OF]       BLOOD LOSS

                  *******  ******   AND LAND

DISPLACEMENT

******** CALL IT

NEOLIBERALISM                    [cite euro-centric theory]

Dis /

ease

is/ her/ body

                           RE(MEMBER) HER BODY

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  1. Once someone asked me, why don’t you just leave home and pursue your PhD?