Triple Crown

Years ago, after a short hospital stay, my father opined, "If you stay in the hospital long enough, they will kill you." Never thought much more about it until I entered medical coding and boy, was he right.

It's like the Run for the Roses.

And.....they're off!

And it's Afib early out of the gates with a strong start, followed closely by Anti Coag.

Afib and Anti Coag holding strong in the lead going into day 1.

As we round day 1, it's Afib and Anti Coag holding the lead spots, CDiff is bringing up the rear of the top three and eyeing the track ahead closely. Trochanteric FX, who had a rough start, a distant fourth, followed by History of Falls who is trying to assert its place in the lineup.

Coming into day 2, it's Afib and Anti Coag holding strong, CDiff a few strides behind in third, Trochanteric FX lagging terribly in fourth. History of Falls is history.

And we round day 2 with Afib still in the lead, Anti Coag in second, and CDiff in third. And Trochanteric FX goes down! What a stumble! And Trochanteric FX is out of the race! Devastating!

And into day 3 we go......And CDiff makes a break! Closing the gap on Afib and Anti Coag!! What a remarkable turn of events! Who would have known CDiff had the strength! CDiff overtakes Anti Coag from the inside and sets its sight on Afib as we round out day 3.

And coming into day 4 - , CDiff overtakes Afib for the lead!! Remarkable endurance! Did you see how CDiff squeezed through like that! And we have CDiff in the lead, folks, widening the gap for first over Afib and Anti Coag.

And we round out day 4 with CDiff in the lead, Afib a memory, Anti Coag an after-thought in third. Trochanteric is being led off the track. Godspeed. A fine showing.

And into day 5 it's.....LOOK AT THAT! It's MRSA! MRSA, who barely made it out of the gate, MRSA, who was discounted by all as a remote chance is now galloping full speed - MRSA, who had been rounding the days quietly as if on a summer stroll, now overtaking Anti Coag, sights set on Afib, while CDiff struggles to maintain the lead!

And now, rounding day 5 it's still CDiff in the lead. MRSA looks mighty strong.....overtaking Afib and leaving Anti Coag in the dust! Hard to believe those two started so strong. Now all eyes are on CDiff and MRSA.....what a race! Can CDiff prevail? Or will the silent sleeper MRSA finally be recognized as a contender in this race?

All eyes on CDiff and MRSA.....CDiff struggling to hold the lead, MRSA ....and MRSA from the outside! It's MRSA! Overtaking CDiff for the lead! Approaching the finish line it's MRSA! It's MRSA - winning out over very strong contenders Afib, Anti Coag, and CDiff.....

And it's MRSA, for the win.

Yep.