it behooves you to at least know A LITTLE something about medicine and such.
For example:
- a blood glucose of 137 mg/dL is NOT "abysmal."
- a pulse rate of 96 is NOT tachycardia.
- that nice, even, regular wave on the monitor and on the EKG is NOT "a tachydisrhythmia."
If you're going to pretend to be a medical professional, it might help to actually know some stuff. Because we actually do know some stuff, and now we just think you're weird.
P.S. Hi Stacy!
P.P.S. This post wasn't about you. I was just saying Hi!
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HR of 96 is considered "tachycardia" for the purposes of sepsis or PE workups FYI.
If someone says they're a "nurse", it means they're a drug addict, but I've never had anyone fake being a doctor.
Usually, if someone tells me they're a 'nurse', I'll ask them in what field.
The answer I get is, "Well, I used to be a CNA at a nursing home."
oh, I love the nursing students who are CNAs that try and tell you how to do your job....please get a license, a few years under your belt, and a brain
Are you sure that he was a fake doctor? Some of the residents I've seen lately...
Maybe he or she was a psychiatrist or perhaps, a doctor of social work.
Recently had crazy granddaughter of comatose patient talk diagnostic imaging into giving her a pair of scrubs to wear. It took security, social services and a Rn to get those scubs back! Is was scary and yes she was the type to hunt staff down no matter what they were doing or what patient room they were in. She was a true psycho though so I had to cut her some slack just had to watch my back while doing it.
I think your patient was a Vet.
LOL! So funny to read this post. I just posted a few days ago about something similar and another blogger whose blog I frequent wrote about a VET calling himself a doctor. LOL! Yes, it happens!
Great writing!
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