CodeteamB replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency
Not that uncommon where I work, I'd say at least half of our "cyclical vomiting syndrome" patients end up with this diagnosis from the ER docs. It does have some easily identifiable characteristics (eg resolves with bath/shower, and of course histor...
CodeteamB replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Humor
The other day I was starting an IV in a rather large vein. I'm a one-shot single motion kind of gal so I stuck the patient, saw flash advanced and occluded, only to realize the patient was bleeding from the site and there was no catheter to be seen.
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OP, you really did need to give those meds when he asked for them, or you needed to call the doc and get the order changed if you felt that the patient's behaviour was unsafe (although I would be trying to lose the Demerol, not the lortab. That being...