PE Risk Factors

“Hi Doc, I have your patient Mrs Hypercoagulable here and she is short of breath. I think she might have a pulmonary embolism since she has a history of cancer”

“Yeah, I think she probably does, she has even more risk factors than that.”

“Really? What else? Cancer is a pretty big one.”

“She has known deep [...]

September 30th, 2009 | Category: Cancer, Shocking | 8 comments

Yom Kippur From Hell

Here is an image emblematic of how horrible yesterday was. Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement is basically a major holiday in my neck ‘o the woods. Especially for doctors. Thus, you can imagine, any day where people can’t get to their MD’s with their problems is going to be bad for us. [...]

September 29th, 2009 | Category: Neurology, Palliative Care, Sad, Shocking | 9 comments

The Pre-Weekend Dump

The time- honoured tradition of dumping mom or grandma off in the ER on Friday so the family can have a nice weekend is alive and well I am nauseated to report. Mom has some spinal-stenosis related back pain and gets too gorked out with Percocet but Tylenol and Motrin don’t cut it. [...]

September 28th, 2009 | Category: Annoying, Bad Idea, Palliative Care, Pathetic, Sad | 9 comments

Check it Out….

I am doing two guest posts on White Coat’s blog today and tomorrow – so check ‘em out, [...]

September 26th, 2009 | Category: Brilliant! | One comment

Please TRY to use a Little Judgment

Please, dear BLS personnel, try to use a little judgment when you evaluate people after an ultra-low speed- no damage- everyone ambulatory at the scene – accident. Not everyone has to be strapped onto a long board and put into a C-collar. It is even more important when all the patients [...]

September 25th, 2009 | Category: Annoying, Bad Idea, Bizarre, EMS, Trauma | 18 comments

Post Today in White Coat’s Call Room

Today is the first of the occasional post I will be doing over on White Coat’s blog, so go check it out!

Thanks to White Coat and the staff at EP Monthly, a [...]

September 24th, 2009 | Category: Bizarre, Brilliant! | 3 comments

Attention Please

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! All who shall bring their elderly relatives who do not speak the mother tongue (English) into the Emergency Department are hereby ordered by all health care providers to remain with the aforementioned non-English speaker and provide important translation services to the Nurse, Doctor, and Registrar! Those who [...]

September 23rd, 2009 | Category: Annoying, Bad Idea, ER Life, Funny | 7 comments
 
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