Getting extubated is to an ICU patient as an owner returning from vacation is to a pet in a kennel. It’s the best part of their stay away from home! Extubating is easy and exciting. When a patient has been breathing through the tube down their throat that is open to […]
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Yesterday I rushed down to our residency office to give our secretary a CD of photos I had taken of an assault victim. The police needed them for her upcomign trial. Standing there at the desk was a bright eyed, enthusiastic new face. He was wearing a t-shirt and Khaki shorts with […]
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Last night’s call was busy, but not as hectic as many others. We had four new admissions, and Dr. Grettle finally did the last admission by himself since it was 5 AM and I was rounding on my other patients. The first sick patient to arrive was a very unfortunate forty-something alcoholic with […]
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Remember Bucky, the young man who was ejected from the jeep and broke all the bones in the front of his chest? Well this morning, he said “Good Morning” to me! He was extubated about 2 days ago, which I could hardly believe, and has been extremely sedated since. We started him […]
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