Second verse same as the first
Well so on Friday I had a patient come in on for an evaluation and lo and behold I thinks they have a DVT. After a few moments of, "should I send her to the ER or not" i decide ER it is. I was worried about the whole situation b/c I did not want her to go through the whole ER process with hospital bill included and not have a DVT because she had only like 2 out 4 DVT signs. Hers were swelling and warm, but not pain with Dorsiflexion and a squeeze (she did c/o calf pain) and no redness or glossy appearance. BUT I had a feeling..........well good thing I listened to my feeling.......she did have one. ALSO, here is a scary fact.....she saw her Ortho MD on that Monday and told him she was having calf pain, but he told her it was a normal response after surgery. Two for two, baby!!!
3 comments:
go girl! K-rob would be so proud. I've caught 2 also! I sent one that was not a DVT, but I felt better after they ruled it out. :)
Way to go! Who was the ortho? I'll be sure to stay away from him! HA!
Way to go Dr Palmer! Way to stick the Belmont way to 'em! :)
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