Back when I was a med student, I was on an ER rotation with this older guy who came in and claimed to be having serious abdominal pain. Barely touching his stomach would send him into a screaming rage of pain.
The attending asked him to stand up. He gets out of the bed and acts like he’s in severe pain. The attending asked him to jump. So, he starts jumping up and down. Then the attending looked at me and asked “you ever see someone with an acute abdomen be able to jump?” So yeah, this guy was a known pain pill seeker.
I’m sure I have more, but immediately thought of that one.
The attending asked him to stand up. He gets out of the bed and acts like he’s in severe pain. The attending asked him to jump. So, he starts jumping up and down. Then the attending looked at me and asked “you ever see someone with an acute abdomen be able to jump?” So yeah, this guy was a known pain pill seeker.
I’m sure I have more, but immediately thought of that one.