Month: December 2006
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Scrubs, Tchotchkes, and Cheesecake
Beware. Here comes a rant. I blame it on Kim at emergiblog. Her recent post inspired me. I have always disliked cutesy cartoon character scrubs on anyone except pediatric or neonatal nurses. Yes, there is the issue that they give nurses an unprofessional appearance. But more importantly they are loud, unattractive, and quite simply the…
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The Dehisced Valve
It was my turn for an admission. A patient was coming from the ER. Shortness of breath, change in mental status, intubated for airway protection. His heart rate had dropped down to the thirties but recovered with a tiny bit of atropine. He had been discharged from the hospital a couple weeks ago after having…