15 hours?

So I just spent the past 15 hours in the ER...I think I coulda pulled off the full 18 hours (2 9-hour shifts with 2 different docs), but my parents don't take too kindaly to being gone for 18 hours at a time so I came home...

I really learn alot, and while the doc takes the history, I have started trying to guess their next question (which i'm horrible at) but also what tests they are going to order. I seem to always miss one or two big ones, but hopefully with time I'll get better.

Now please excuse me while I sleep for an unknown length of time.

Oh, how I miss it down here...

So ever since Dr. M (ER doc) gave up his overnight shifts, I've only been able to do 2 shifts a week with him in the ER. For a guy who has a semi-secret desire to be an ER doc, this is not enough. So tonight and [hopefully] tomorrow night, I will be doing some overnight ER shifts with Dr. M (a different one, who happens to be the only lady ER doc that we have). It should be exciting, especially since tomorrow is Friday night, and we're a Level II Trauma Center, meaning we get all the drunk fights and car accidents for 1/4 of our city.

Bring on the energy drinks!

-AMiB

An Example of Poor Doctor-Patient Interaction...

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20070815

Quotes of the Day, August 14, 2007

Cardiothoracic Surgeon's NP: "Ugh, I can never get any nurses on that floor to answer their phones!"
Secretary: "What happened?"
NP: "Well this time, I got transferred to another nurse because the nurse I wanted to talk to was stuck in a Code Brown!"
Me: *stupidly looks down at badge, flips through different codes; finds no Code Brown* "What's a Code Brown?"
Dr. A: "Hahaha, you've never heard of a Code Brown?"
Me: "Noo..."
NP: "I'm going to let you figure that one out by yourself."
Me: "ummm....OH!" *face-palm*
NP: "It took you that long? Are you sh*tting me? ;-)"

Quote of the Day, August 6th, 2007

OK, so I went for half a day this morning, but decided to take the rest of today and all of tomorrow off - half for my birthday, half because I've got a bit of pharyngitis going on.

Dr. R - So this patient is on really high doses of prednisone - 100mg daily, and she's been having some hallucinations.
Patient - Yeah, I keep seeing the Pillsbury dough boy...
Me - *tries hardest not to laugh*

-AMiB

AMiB, 19 year old

Happy Birthday to me,
Happy Birthday to me,
Happy Birthday dear AMiB,
Happy Birthday to me!

And of course, like any proper medic would do, I will be spending today at the hospital (with a short interval for gym training).

Have a great day, everyone! :-D

Pharmacist Respect

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sGip7x-sIuo

Possibly one of the oldest medical spoof videos I've seen...was sent to me by my dad - all you Pharmacists and Pharmacy students out there should appreciate it :-)