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1. Video Taping Colonoscopies ???

   bbarbie1 replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Gastroenterology

   " If your concerns are influenced by having been the victim of abuse in the past, by all means let your doctor know about this." So the only reason I would be worried about being in pain during a...

2. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

   bbarbie1 replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

   I would love to know why versed is necessary for a colonoscopy. Why isn't a pain killer (i.e. demerol) enough on it's own? The implication is there is something we must forget

3. Video Taping Colonoscopies ???

   bbarbie1 replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Gastroenterology

   Maybe one of you GI nurses can answer a question for me: how much does an "adquately" sedated patient (healthy, mid-50s) groan and moan during a colonoscopy? Does the drug (demerol, for example)...

4. Medical Definitions

   bbarbie1 replied to GracefulRN's topic in Nursing Humor

   Here's one more, though not funny (sorry). Whenever I see "discomfort" on a description of a medical test, I substitute "white knuckle pain" and that usually turns out to be about right (think flex...

5. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

   bbarbie1 replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

   No, there were no problems. I still would not do this on my day off, please don't misunderstand me. And I still don't understand why SCREENING procedures have to be so stress-inducing and invasive of...

6. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

   bbarbie1 replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

   I had mine done MOnday (this week) and was totally terrified going in. Totally. It seems I found a wonderful doc, very reassuring, very gentle, and had no pain except a couple cramps. 100 mg demerol,...