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Posted on May 16, 2011 by claytonhill

Weekend Wrap-Up, Pup watch – and glass

A strange weekend … Volume wasn’t out of control, but the cases were complex, along with some strange non-emergency complaints (“Can’t sleep” … does that qualify for an ER visit? Then I should live in the ER!), and the ever-present flu. Also had some crummy diagnoses made in the ED this weekend: I hate being …

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Posted on May 12, 2011 by claytonhill

Spockula … and glass

Poor, poor Zeus … DH was ‘intrigued’ with the idea of having a Neo with cropped ears … so, we had it done. I’m feeling so bad for my little guy right now … He’s still an absolute sweetheart, but he looks ridiculous! And the part that’s killing me – I love to grab hold …

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Posted on May 9, 2011 by claytonhill

Weekend Wrap-Up … There’s no place like home

Brutal weekend … high census, high acuity, lots of seniors [and their mandatory assessments], as well as kids and adults – and news flash: flu season has struck AGAIN!! It’s a personal thing I know, but … I will never understand people that prefer to have diarrhea in a public place (the ER), in front …

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Posted on April 18, 2011 by claytonhill

Weekend wrap up … life is hard

My Sunday school teacher says “Gettin’ old isn’t for wimps …” How true! This weekend proved over and over how the human body can go through some painful processes … Tracheal erosions with large volume bleeding; cancer-produced fistulas (connections) from rectum to bladder; GI bleeding and kidney failure; strokes with paralysis; dementia/Alzheimers … It’s so …

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Posted on April 12, 2011 by claytonhill

Weekend Update … summer nights

Holy Shnikeys … with the warm weather we had Sunday, the ER was hopping like a summer night! Multiple broken bones requiring reductions, an electrocution, appendicitis, respiratory failure, centurians (is that what 100 year old’s are called?) with urosepsis, pediatric pneumonias, testicular torsions … the list was endless, along with the typical GI flu and …

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Posted on April 5, 2011 by claytonhill

Weekend wrap-up … grumble, grumble

So … I have nothing overly nice to say about the weekend – so I won’t. At one point, a co-worker asked me about the ‘kinder-gentler’ me. Without skipping a beat, I let her know I’d left her in Jamaica, and really needed to go back and get her! I’ve just completed my CAP diary …

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Posted on March 21, 2011 by claytonhill

Weekend wrap up … Giant Moon!

Jeez Louise … if I thought last Sunday was ‘twilight zone’ … the giant moon had us beat hands-down with bizarre this weekend … From panic attacks to traumatic brain injuries to ‘I was just there, but didn’t get my scripts filled, and guess what – the pain is back’ … one strange case to …

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Posted on March 14, 2011 by claytonhill

(Weekend Wrap Up) I’m old …

What a change from Saturday to Sunday … Saturday’s main event was a life saving enema … Sunday was ‘Armageddon in the ER’ meets ‘Twilight Zone’ – real life saving going on in multiple rooms at the same time combined with all our standard nuttiness! Arrggghh – There isn’t enough Calgon to take me far …

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Posted on March 7, 2011 by claytonhill

Weekend Wrap Up … Show no fear

Or – ‘Utilizing all that I know’ … What to do when you’re surrounded by female, young (yeah – that means the skinny kind!), inexperienced coworkers and you’re staring into the face of a psych patient (I mean the real one – with crazy eyes) who is angry and intoxicated to boot … 20 years …

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Posted on February 28, 2011 by claytonhill

Weekend Wrap-Up … Ouch and Yuck!

That sums up the weekend. Very busy with needy patients and families on Saturday … Needy as in sick (really sick, sepsis sick); ‘Super-Sized Jerry Springer drama’ families; dedicated drug seekers that would not take no for an answer. Plus I had to complete a CSC (rape) case in the ER. I hate that … …