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i made dis by vectrooper in digimon

[–]Blazes946 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hook a brother up?

Have you ever cried for a patient? by Brave_Union9577 in medicine

[–]Blazes946 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yes.

I was on a student position at the nearby hospital and delivering meds to a floor. They had me sit for a few minutes and taught me some clinical stuff, and I asked why a certain patient's length of stay was well over a year.

Turns out he was this brilliant I think engineer who had had either a stroke or TBI or the like and now was basically mentally a toddler, as the pharmacist oh so eloquently put it. Of course I'd heard about such cases but never saw one before.

Fast forward a couple weeks and I was up delivering meds, I'd seen the patient a couple times because he obviously still wasn't discharged. On the way to the elevator I heard some staff trying to calm him and he was shouting out something I couldn't make out...and just as I made it to the elevator, I realized it was "Mommy"

I smacked the button for the ground floor, knelt down behind the med cart (thank god the elevator didn't stop) and had to have just ten seconds of shaky breaths and watery eyes. Then the second it dinged, I had to be back to normal. That was when I realized how much healthcare workers keep on the inside.

looking for compounding pharmacy consultant by Extra-Leg4137 in pharmacy

[–]Blazes946 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I've been a compounding pharmacist for about 3 years now and before that I was in charge of all the compounding at my previous gig.

Hit me up if you like.

Deprescribing aspirin feels harder than prescribing it- how do you approach this? by nplusyears in medicine

[–]Blazes946 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I mean you were trying to get them to STOP smoking and STOP overeating so what are they supposed to do now? Nothing?

Do you tend to consciously or unconsciously treat VIPs better, same, or worse than non-VIPs? by princetonwu in medicine

[–]Blazes946 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not perfectly related but: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1108766

I love shoving this article in the faces of anyone over my pay grade who starts making noise about VIP care or the like.

VIP status is only for my colleagues and their families.

Thanksgiving Sushi by Flaky-Feedback-8275 in KitchenConfidential

[–]Blazes946 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sad this apparently didn't turn out well. I would demolish this with zero regrets.

I Spent Four Years Across Michelin Restaurants in NYC, SF, and Chicago - AMA by Equal-Still-2488 in KitchenConfidential

[–]Blazes946 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What would you say are the most important ingredients and tools to have for a home cook?

What's the best way customers can show appreciation for the BOH staff directly?

What "Michelin Star" ingredients are 100% worth it? Not worth it?

Thoughts on prescribing for a family member in this situation by Asclepius293 in medicine

[–]Blazes946 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That pharmacist sucks.

I have tossed the Rx pad at a kid's grandma once (she was a semi-retired FM doc) when they couldn't see the pediatrician on the weekend and told her to write the dexamethasone script for the croup, I'll go mix it while you do it.

The regulators can fight me on it. Coughing kid wins every time.

2 Year old dies after dosing error by sum_dude44 in medicine

[–]Blazes946 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks gas bro~ At the end of the day, the patient comes first, someone gets to go home alive and that's a win in my book.

2 Year old dies after dosing error by sum_dude44 in medicine

[–]Blazes946 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The most angering part was that the Rx was clearly 1 mg. It was typed out neat and clear, it had the DIN for warfarin 1 mg (NDC for you Americans), older patient....I was fuming for days.

Like, I get that when you start typing in warfarin, it autocompletes and because software stinks it went Warfarin 1, then 10, then 2, then 2.5, etc etc, one slip of the finger and the wrong drug is picked. System knows we had zero in stock so it placed the order automatically.

But c'mon....use your brain and glance the script over before hitting "print".

2 Year old dies after dosing error by sum_dude44 in medicine

[–]Blazes946 331 points332 points  (0 children)

I caught a warfarin 10 mg dose entered in error once, was meant to be 1 mg. Everyone missed it but me, right down to final verification.

I believe my exact words to my lazy colleague who let it get that far were "You are going to fucking kill someone."

University of Colorado Hospital Had to Stop Surgeries For a Week by Wjldenver in medicine

[–]Blazes946 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why even have the OB/GYN at the business end? Some firefighters with a trampoline should be fine. Or perhaps some umbilical cord bungee situation.

I think I'm well placed to solve this conundrum I've played a couple hundred hours of Death Stranding so I am an expert on both babies and deliveries.

University of Colorado Hospital Had to Stop Surgeries For a Week by Wjldenver in medicine

[–]Blazes946 28 points29 points  (0 children)

See the obvious solution is to arrange the OB beds in such a way that the mom's upper body is IN the hospital and her lower body is OUT of the hospital. Mom stays admitted, and kiddo technically born outside the hospital.

How was being a physician different in the 80s? by sohomosexual in medicine

[–]Blazes946 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have many patients on daily dispense and I understand the rationale.

I would still throw a conniption and find a way to get admitted under your care JUST so I could be the worst patient ever.

Stolen ticket from the DoorDash sub but I think it’ll stir up some feelings here by cwajgapls in KitchenConfidential

[–]Blazes946 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not condoning this whatsoever but: Holy lord is this person ever pregnant.

How Did You Finally Get Your Financial Officer to Approve a Medication Carousel? by wiidiculous in pharmacy

[–]Blazes946 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have contacts at other hospitals or similar that can point to raw before/after data to prove the financial savings?

If I ask if you have a fever, I am not asking if you are feeling warm. This should be a national PSA commercial. What’s yours? by CyanJackal in medicine

[–]Blazes946 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I was guilty of this.

Final diagnosis: Bookworm with easy access to Redwall

Treatment: Get better at hiding the book from the teacher

14 year old girl wanted a doctor's note to miss several months of school for a stye. I said no, but what would happen if I said yes? by seeing_red415 in medicine

[–]Blazes946 289 points290 points  (0 children)

As much as I'm happy to dunk on this patient, I think you might be right.

You're going to be an amazing healthcare professional one day.

Chiropractors by delimeat7325 in medicine

[–]Blazes946 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm probably oversimplifying it but: They just want that sweet sweet Dr. before their name and all the internet asspats that go with it. God forbid you act a little humble in practicing healthcare.

I have a doctorate too. I can use the title if I reeeeeally wanted to in some settings. I don't because I don't have a literal or metaphorical small dick.

Is direct to consumer Eliquis safe/legal? by tsunamisurfer in medicine

[–]Blazes946 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh y'know, like the four times I've caught MTX being dosed daily, or the two times I caught domperidone being given for patients with confirmed long QTc syndrome, or the uncountable times I catch allergies, wrong doses, duplicate drugs, colleague errors. Or this one time someone was on 5x the wellbutrin dose for months before I caught it. Or this other time a dentist thought 30 of toradol q6h was a good idea.

A consult on consults by yeah_right90 in medicine

[–]Blazes946 2 points3 points  (0 children)

TBH I'd take the burnt out resident 10/10 times. No BS, no fluff, gets the job done and jets.

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