It's my intention to be a little less medical than in the past. It's just that attending at PMH is still in the wow-geewhiz phase. The following is my service as of today:
- Chronic gastroenteritis with a HUGE affective overlay
- Type II diabetes with multiple episodes of "hypoglycemia". HIV+, not on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) with signs of cryptococcal meningitis
- Pneumonia in a 94 y/o
- Pneumonia in a 64 y/o with a history of treated pulmonary TB (PTB) on anti TB therapy (ATT)
- Bilateral tension pneumothorax in an HIV+, HAART- man being treated for pneumocystis pneumonia
- Cryptoccocal meningitis
- Large hemo-pneumo thorax (both blood and air in the chest cavity causing the lung to collapse
- Multiple lobe pneumonia, HIV/HAART+ with possible IRIS (Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome)
- Cryptococcal mengitis
- HIV+ with pneumonia
- Multiple drug resistant TB
- 14y/o girl with cyanotic heart disease and pre-ecclampsia post delivery
We admit this weekend and the service with triple in size. The process is tiring but fulfilling and fascinating.
We are settling in and making it. More later.
2 comments:
Wow. Not much else to say. Beats our census on the worst day. Sounds absolutely fascinating, frustrating, and fun. Everything you've been looking for, right? And for those of us out there with a medical leaning, keep up the med updates. We're living vicariously...
Aaaaaa! It makes me tired just reading that list! Thanks for putting it all down though. It really gives a sense of your workload, and I am offically impressed.
Love you, Shan
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