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When I was on consult psych we got consulted on a patient who wouldn't eat his hospital meals.
This was a young guy who told us he liked to smoke marijuana almost daily when he could afford it, and who only liked to eat things such as fruit loops, pixy stix, and the like. No SI, HI, AVH, euthymic, goal oriented, logical, all that good stuff. He said he didn't like the hospital food and that his girlfriend was bringing him his favorite snacks. The attending left a note and we signed off on him.
A week later, we were reconsulted. Same reason. Nothing had changed with him.
I WAS PUZZLED.
This was a young guy who told us he liked to smoke marijuana almost daily when he could afford it, and who only liked to eat things such as fruit loops, pixy stix, and the like. No SI, HI, AVH, euthymic, goal oriented, logical, all that good stuff. He said he didn't like the hospital food and that his girlfriend was bringing him his favorite snacks. The attending left a note and we signed off on him.
A week later, we were reconsulted. Same reason. Nothing had changed with him.
I WAS PUZZLED.