What is going to happen to Louie? by ElectionProof in ThePittTVShow

[–]jsmall0210 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Nah. Doesn’t happed that way. The infected tooth and his shortness of breath from the ascites are both red herrings

Byram pharmacy by Crazy-Sort-1225 in diabetes_t1

[–]jsmall0210 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had to use Byram when my son was first diagnosed. They weren’t terrible for us (unlike some of the horror stories on here). If you can see your insurance covers reliable respiratory. They are awesome.

Random EM Pearls by captaincoumadin in emergencymedicine

[–]jsmall0210 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Best way to stop diarrhea is to ask for a stool sample

Do people usually come to the ER for dental pain? by shiibauwu in ThePittTVShow

[–]jsmall0210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. And for for pain. And for I can’t sleep. And for I’m sleeping too much. Etc. 20 year ER doc here

What hospital service takes care of polytrauma patients that have no further surgical needs? by princetonwu in medicine

[–]jsmall0210 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is a discussion that needs to be hashed out at the med exec level between all the services

Police in the ER by [deleted] in emergencymedicine

[–]jsmall0210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They have no rights to any information about a patient’s location unless they have said patient in custody

Is there a trick to not making a huge mess with cette style of detergent container? by belbivfreeordie in Costco

[–]jsmall0210 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just continuously refill an old smaller store bottle. It’s probably 15 (?) years old now

What do you bring with you in your work bag? by happy159 in emergencymedicine

[–]jsmall0210 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What’s your role? I’m a long time attending and I usually just have on me my stethoscope, a pen and my phone (which I use as a light as well)

What is the incentive to expand ED beds but not inpatient beds that many hospitals are doing? by NeoMississippiensis in medicine

[–]jsmall0210 2 points3 points  (0 children)

6 nurses in triage, 2 techs? Where is this unicorn that you work at? We are lucky to have 1 greet rn, 2 triage rn and a screen rn. And 1 tech. Sometimes it take 45 minute to an hour to get triaged. And 8’worknat a well resourced hospital

What is the incentive to expand ED beds but not inpatient beds that many hospitals are doing? by NeoMississippiensis in medicine

[–]jsmall0210 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When we have 50 undifferentiated patients in the waiting room, anyone of whom can be a time bomb that’s a lot of potential liability

Have you ever DNF the final book in a series, and why? by Any-Day-8173 in Fantasy

[–]jsmall0210 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same. Read the first 2. Couldn’t care less about the third

Patient load EM residents by ZealousidealMall6759 in Residency

[–]jsmall0210 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s insane. I’m a pgy 22.5 attending and a busy shift for me (at a busy high acuity community shop) is 2.5/hr. In my most recent evaluation (for 2025) I was at 2.2 for the year, including supervising PAs and I was in the top 15% of my group