emed pa

the medblr of @simplysupergirl a PA working in emergency medicine

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Have to recertify my ATLS. Reading the text and doing the modules

I’m struggling.

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COVID cases are going back up. I’m admitting people with COVID again and they don’t look great. Mostly unvaccinated.

please get vaccinated. 

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When the specialist screams at you for admitting a pt but then copies your chart into theirs

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When the pt says “you’re so mean” when I refuse to treat her chronic pain with narcotics in the ER

inthemiddleofapandemic

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Getting to put in a chest tube for the first time

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Global Pandemic. Getting slammed allllllll shift long. Pts are super sick. We’re short staffed.

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Global pandemic. Wait 10+ hours to be seen for abdominal pain that has been ongoing for “awhile” with no changes. Get CT scan. CT shows obstructing stone causing ureteral swelling > 1.5 cm. Get admitted for urologic surgical intervention. Doubt CT results. Get angry. Accuse PA of making up results. Sign out AMA.

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“I don’t want no corona!” -Pt’s response to “would you like to be tested for coronavirus?”

You can’t get the virus from being tested.

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Officially finished off paying off my student loans

And Happy PA Week!!!!

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New Attending

Them assigning you random pts without telling you/dispo-ing your pts without telling you/being condescending to you

Finding out they’re being mean/disrespectful to other attendings/PAs/your supervising physician

Finding out they’re being mean to the residents

Finding out they’re being mean to nurses

Bonus: Finding out that the majority of your shifts this month are with this attending

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Pt with bilateral large PE with saddle embolus + right heart strain but was only minimally tachycardic on arrival to triage and O2 sats are totally normal on room air

only complaint was “dyspnea on exertion” 

only risk factor: recent road trip to city 2 hour and 45 min away

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That moment when your pt starts talking shit about their PCP and you realize their PCP is your dad

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“Hell” my altered pt’s answer to “where are you?”

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When you come home to your neighbor throwing a party with 15+ cars on your street after you’ve been at the ER wearing n95 masks for 10+ hours straight barely able to breathe and the cases in your state have been steadily rising since Memorial Day

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Exhausted after day 2 and then you realize you switch to nights the next day and still have 4 more shifts to go

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After a particularly tiring day