June 2012
128 posts
Life in The ER: Triple threat: →
ermedicine:
So, the pt was a elderly female in her 70s with a PMHX significant for HTN and Hyperlipidemia. She presented to the ER with a chief complaint of sudden onset chest pain radiating to her back x4h. She described her pain as “sharp”. She was extremely hypertensive, around the ballpark of 220/110….
Life in The ER: Triple threat: →
ermedicine:
So, the pt was a elderly female in her 70s with a PMHX significant for HTN and Hyperlipidemia. She presented to the ER with a chief complaint of sudden onset chest pain radiating to her back x4h. She described her pain as “sharp”. She was extremely hypertensive, around the ballpark of 220/110….
Behind the Medic: "Mother Grizzly::Bear Cubs" as...
40-something female patient, in the Urgent Care hallway: ~WHERE IS MY DIET COKE?~
Cranquis: Uh, what?
Patient: ~MY DIET COKE! I LEFT IT SITTING IN THE EXAM ROOM WHEN YOU SENT ME TO THE LAB DEPARTMENT 45 MINUTES AGO AND NOW SOME OTHER PERSON IS IN MY EXAM ROOM AND MY DIET COKE IS GONE!~
Cranquis: Well, ma'am, we only have a couple exam rooms, so we can't reserve the room for you when you're not in our area, and the nurses clean out the room between each patient.
Patient: ~YOU MEAN SOME NURSE JUST THREW OUT MY PERFECTLY-GOOD DIET COKE?! I WASN'T DONE DRINKING IT!~
Cranquis: Well nobody offered me a free half-full Diet Coke, so I'm guessing... yes. She threw it out.
Patient *stomping away*: ~F--- THAT!!~
The Challenges that come with Obamacare
wayfaringmd:
about-hortense replied to your post: Great, lots more people are about to have insurance.
i don’t understand the meaning of that BUT. This topic intrigues me a lot and, as a non-american, I’d like you to stretch out ya point of view which, obviosuly, lingers behind that opening adversative.
What I was referring to is that there’s a huge deficit of primary care doctors in this...
It Is What It Is: Scientists Invent Particles That... →
ermedicine:
blue-lights-and-tea:
interesting!
omiedahomie:
Scientists Invent Particles That Will Let You Live Without Breathing
This may seem like something out of a science fiction movie: researchers have designed microparticles that can be injected directly into the bloodstream to quickly oxygenate your body, even if youcan’t breathe anymore….
Neat!
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Medicine for Southerners, GYN edition
wayfaringmd:
Nurse K: Have you had any surgeries before?
Patient: yeah, on my stomach.
Nurse K: What was the surgery for?
Patient: Fireballs.
Nurse K: I’m sorry, say that one again?
Patient: Fireballs. On my womb.
Nurse K: **records “Fibroids” and moves on**
Neuroscience: New invasive imaging technique to... →
neurosciencestuff:
June 26, 2012
A new video article in JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, describes a novel procedure to monitor brain function and aid in functional mapping of patients with diseases such as epilepsy. This procedure illustrates the use of pre-placed electrodes for cortical mapping…
Florence's Nightingale: Five Ways to Make Your... →
adenosinetriesphosphate:
1. Be caring - Patients want to feel like you care about them. Think of them not just as another sick or hurt person you have to check on, but someone you’ve gotten to know and someone you can be empathetic toward. Compassion is one of the most essential characteristics of any great nurse, and if…
Blue Lights & Tea: From the floor →
blue-lights-and-tea:
Patient arrived into resus today, HR of 179, ECG showed a SVT.
He was stable, comfortable and only had a mild central chest pain.
The lovely paramedics had done everything for him, tried the valsalva manoeuvre (by blowing into a syringe) 3 times - nothing had worked.
We got things prepped in…
TSK: Sex Ed (the refresher course)
Cranquis: So you wanted to get tested for chlamydia, sir?
Patient: Yes, because my girlfriend just found out that she has chlamydia vaginitis.
Girlfriend: I have a question. My chlamydia is contagious, right?
Cranquis: Yes.
Girlfriend: Well, what about my vaginitis? Is that contagious too?
Cranquis: Uh, the term "vaginitis" just means that the chlamydia infection is in your vagina.
Girlfriend: Oh good, so that means I can't give my boyfriend vaginitis?
Cranquis *raised eyebrow*: Not unless your boyfriend has a vagina.
“V-tach, stable or unstable rhythm? What do y’all think? Some people out there...”
– one of my recent ACLS instructors
(via wayfaringmd)
Blue Lights & Tea: From the floor →
blue-lights-and-tea:
Patient: “just give me the meds and I’ll go!” His mother: “he’s in pain, he just needs his meds, let him see the doctor and we’ll go” Doctor: “Madam please understand - your son took a large overdose today, he’s already gone missing from the A&E twice today, and we’ve had to get the police to…
OB Review for Nurses
tr-i-life:
Maternity Nursing Edited Royal Pentagon
Tr-I-LIfe: Antidotes →
tr-i-life:
Not sure if these are all correct… I am going to put it on my to do list (look up info for all meds listed)
Antidotes to Common Medications
Acetaminophen:
acetylcysteine or mucomyst•
Anticholinesterase:
atropine or pralidoxime•
Anticholinergics:
physostigmine•
Antifreeze:
