Today is a rash day. Three rashes so far, but I have a few hours left in my day still.
This week has been a reptile bite week?!? We have a biology teacher who lets his student handle the reptiles he keeps in his class. It's always good fun when you call home to tell mom that Susie got bit by a snake on the back of the neck in biology class. I've had 2 this week (one snake bite and one lizard-ish bite).
At the beginning of April I had cardiology week. One student with a dx of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (no incidents at school thank GOODNESS!!) and 2 students on cardiac monitors at school.
I had "broke my pencil lead off in my leg week" once.
One time I had a few little puddings I couldn't get rid of at home so I threw them in my snack basket at work. Boy, was that a mistake. Once word got out that there was pudding in the clinic I had "I think I need a pudding day" that lasted forever. I still get the random kid that comes in hungry and asks for pudding. And I'm like, "dude, we haven't had pudding in here since March!"
AND the first 3 weeks of school have been, "I just don't feel right" theme. They just can't put a finger on it, though. No stomach pain, no headache, no fever, no specific pain or problem. THEY JUST DON'T FEEL RIGHT!!
AND the first 3 weeks of school have been, "I just don't feel right" theme. They just can't put a finger on it, though. No stomach pain, no headache, no fever, no specific pain or problem. THEY JUST DON'T FEEL RIGHT!!
When a patient says that to me in the hospital I get the crash cart.
When a patient says that to me in the hospital I get the crash cart.
Yet in the school I wonder what class that student does not want to be in now...
This week is "I feel like I am going to throw up." Which, given it is 90+ degrees and my school is not air conditioned, is actually likely a true statement that I can't do much about.
This week is "I feel like I am going to throw up." Which, given it is 90+ degrees and my school is not air conditioned, is actually likely a true statement that I can't do much about.
Same weather here, same complaints, too.
Tomorrow it's supposed to be in the 70s- hallelujah!!!!
I had "broke my pencil lead off in my leg week" once.
....and then the student desperately asks if he/she is going to get lead poisoning now....
AND the first 3 weeks of school have been, "I just don't feel right" theme. They just can't put a finger on it, though. No stomach pain, no headache, no fever, no specific pain or problem. THEY JUST DON'T FEEL RIGHT!!
I chart "general malaise" and give a few minutes rest with the reassurance that sometimes we "just don't feel 100%". BACK TO CLASS!
Yesterday I had a female high schooler come in here with 99.1 temp and "weird pain" below belly button, off to one side. After asking some female timeline questions, I told her she probably was ovulating. I swear this is true...she asks, "What's THAT?" Sigh...made me write it on a sticky note.
I've had 2 this week (one snake bite and one lizard-ish bite).
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I had "broke my pencil lead off in my leg week" once.
One time I had a few little puddings I couldn't get rid of at home so I threw them in my snack basket at work. Boy, was that a mistake. Once word got out that there was pudding in the clinic I had "I think I need a pudding day" that lasted forever. I still get the random kid that comes in hungry and asks for pudding. And I'm like, "dude, we haven't had pudding in here since March!"