Difference between revisions of "The O Sign"
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| − | ''Fats said, "These are classic signs: '''the O sign''' on the left and [[The Q | + | ''Fats said, "These are classic signs: '''the O sign''' on the left and [[The Q Sign|the Q sign]] on the right. The '''O sign''' is reversible, but once they get to [[The Q Sign|the Q sign]], they never come back." - [[The House of God]]'' |
Latest revision as of 01:45, 13 July 2017
Fats said, "These are classic signs: the O sign on the left and the Q sign on the right. The O sign is reversible, but once they get to the Q sign, they never come back." - The House of God
First described in Samuel Shem's The House of God, the O sign refers to the patient's mouth lying with his or her mouth wide open. Though the O sign conveys a poor prognosis, it is treatable.
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