Joan Stivers, nutritionist, noted on the medical record that herpatient, John Jones, age 63, was 5’11” tall and weighed 250 pounds.A retiree, he was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus.Joan stopped by his hospital room to see him, introduced herself,and told him that the purpose of her visit was to discuss hiscurrent food intake. During the conversation, Mr. Jones and hisroommate were watching a baseball game on television, andperiodically commented briefly on the plays and players. Finally,Mr. Jones said, “You need to talk to my wife, not me. She does thecooking.” Just then, the physician entered the room.
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