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  1. embarrassing moments

    My co-worker was assessing a lady who he thought was gorked and he let out a loud, disgusting fart in her room. The "gorked" patient opened her eyes and said, "Well, I hope you feel better, dear."
  2. MICU/SICU - why open heart patients have high blood sugar?

    Stress response, drips, and drugs. Epinephrine frequently causes hyperglycemia, as do some iv steroids commonly used for lung problems.
  3. Emergency or Critical Care..Its up in the Air!!??!!

    I have worked both SICU and ED for a long time. My advice is this: Get into a good ICU (read: one with an official internship!) and give it at least a year. (Preferably two or three.) I have seen way to many new grads freak out and quit right aft...
  4. Getting Fat Because of Work Schedule?

    I would run stairs during my 30 minute lunch breaks. My co-workers thought it was weird, especially during the night shift, but it worked for me. I found it to be a great stress reliever, as well as "intense cardio.
  5. Who's going to NTI next month?

    mmm...still recovering from last year.... :smackingf
  6. Post-Open Heart Surgery Job

    My sister took a travel assignment in Naples. Absolutely gorgeous beaches. And lots of rich old people.
  7. Med school graduation gift ideas

    I'm bumping this up for more ideas. So far, the vacation $ idea sounds pretty good. He lives with his girlfriend of 3 years, who is also graduating from med school and I could give it as a grad gift to the both of them.
  8. shoes for aching backs

    Another Dansko fan! They are not expensive, if you consider how long they will last you. I bought mine 1/2 size bigger and use nice insoles that I change every six months or so. The only gripe that I have is that the bottom part of my white ones t...
  9. Help me come up with a meaningful/clever gift for my little brother (33) who is graduating from medical school in June. I'm at a complete loss over what to give him. (I had planned on a really good stethoscope, but just found out that he got one th...
  10. Let's have fun with this one! I showed up for work bright and early at 7am for a week before I figured out that the shift actually started at 6:45 am... I piggybacked an antibiotic to my Nipride drip instead of the main IV and learned all about Tren...
  11. Any other good critical care conference

    Another vote for TRENDS in Philadelphia. I think it is better than NTIs by a long shot.
  12. Post-Open Heart Surgery Job

    What you are looking for is usually termed a "CV Recovery" Unit, and they are out there. St. Luke's in Houston has one. From what I understand, they do "pure" recovery (rewarming, VS stabilization, extubation) then they are shipped to CVICU.
  13. Precedex

    Right. 24 hours is the maximum. I hit a snag with it though. The bag that the MDA hung in the OR was about to run dry and our pharmacy would not mix or release another bag to me. Their policy will only allow CRNAs or MDAs to receive /hang Precedex...
  14. Favorite, Fun, Weird, and Scandalous Symptoms and Diagnosis...

    "...plan is to work the patient up for Perry Carditis..." Obviously a dictation error, but sometimes they are the most fun!
  15. levels

    Contact your supplier for transducers and transducer holders. They will give them to you for free if you ask them.