Short version..
Had a pt present today with a rash. Which, BTW, was 12 hours ago that was now GONE!!!!
Left PO'd as in "shut this place down" because I couldn't tell them what caused the rash that was GONE TWELVE HOURS AGO!!
At same time I was taking care of a family who's wife/mom had just died tragically in a MVA..That's what we put up with on a daily basis people...
That's how we, in this specialty, HTFU, on a daily basis...
Fuckin POS pt, I wish you would, well, you guys fill in the blank for me...
Sunday, April 20, 2008
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When someone asks me what caused some goofy rash, I always tell them it's syphillis.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, could be a heart attack or brain tumor presenting as a transient xanthem.
ReplyDelete...maybe a good case of strep pyogenes...
ReplyDeleteThey'd be real impressed with that dx and able to tell all of their trailer park friends.
I can't be sure, but I think I felt some intentional infliction of emotional distress. It's gone now, though.
ReplyDeleteMy line:
ReplyDeleteSorry, I'm not a rash doctor. But I'll give you the phone number of one.
Honestly, this ia a case for the Magic 8 ball.
ReplyDeleteAC
You should have offered him an LP, catheterizanded UA and NG lavage to try and identify the problem.
ReplyDeleteI wish you would:
ReplyDelete1.) scratch the rash so maybe you could have a chance to see it.
2.) piss on the rash and let it simmer so you smell like a bum
3.) practice empathy rather than drama.
ps.: my word verification is suggk....