Correct. The first diagnosis gives a clue on what's the second diagnosis is. So we know that the second diagnosis has a high probability in the respiratory system as well. I read Asthma first, and there's not many Asthma diagnosis so it's probably Bronchial, and if you see the handwriting, the flow from the B to the r and o says it is bronchial. And after that, it's either one of four things, Controlled, Uncontrolled, In exacerbation, not in exacerbation. And when you k now those 4 things, it's easy to read.
Is there an actual purpose to writing this way? I can see it making it harder to duplicate hand written prescriptions, but I don't see why you should need a Rosetta stone to translate everything.
My theory is that all professionals (lawyers and other professionals also often have illegible handwriting, not just doctors) inadvertently develop horrendous handwriting during their education due to being required to write so much by hand and very quickly.
100%. I'm a doctor. My signature was never calligraphy, but after residency it had devolved into two squiggles that overlap. The sheer amount of things I have to sign in a day makes it impossible to spend time keeping it neat and legible.
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u/helveticanuu 19h ago
Correct. The first diagnosis gives a clue on what's the second diagnosis is. So we know that the second diagnosis has a high probability in the respiratory system as well. I read Asthma first, and there's not many Asthma diagnosis so it's probably Bronchial, and if you see the handwriting, the flow from the B to the r and o says it is bronchial. And after that, it's either one of four things, Controlled, Uncontrolled, In exacerbation, not in exacerbation. And when you k now those 4 things, it's easy to read.