“You’re talking to your doctor, who is scribbling notes on a clipboard or typing on a keyboard. Maybe the note is something that seems a bit blunt, like “obese woman.” Or maybe it’s something you might misinterpret, like “SOB” (which, unless you have a particularly bad relationship with your physician, means “shortness of breath”).”
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Jacob Goldstein, WSJ Health Blog, 19 June 2009
