I had to look up the phase of the moon today because I could have sworn it was a full moon. I had a total of 18 patients today and, except for 2, they were (In the immortal words of Nurse K) CRAYZEE. Not just crazy but full on, bat-shit crazy. I should have known when the first patient's chief complaint was 'heart worms.' Yep, you got it. Heart worms, like a dog or cat gets. And she had been suffering from them for four years and no one would believe her. Um hum. Well, add us to the list of non-believers.
well, tomorrow is another day.
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What? She hadn't been taking her monthly "Hartguard" tablet? They're oh so beefy tasting!!
I'm a mental health thearpist with kids in Arkansas, and yes, the Spring Moon phase or something has hit. I've had a drastic uptake in referrals to psychiatric hospital this past month, past 2-3 weeks, about two a week. It's normally more like 1 a month.
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Delusional parasitosis perhaps?
Could have been worse.
Could have been ass worms.
OMG! I just found your blog and you are so spot-on! I worked the ED for 25 years and finally had to get out! I loved every second of it until the day I stopped loving it! Complete, irreversible burnout.
People who don't believe the full moon affects behavior have obviously never worked in psychiatric facilities or the ER!
heartworms occassionally infect human skin and lungs.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/997417-overview
My sister suffers from mental illness. After years of struggle and time spent in a mental institutions, she functions very normally with the help of antipsychotic medication, is employed, has active life, etc.
She had some type of scary asthma attack where airway closed and she was gasping for breath. Her Dr. told us to call the ambulance and she was taken to the ER where she received treatment.
My other sister and I were sitting with her while she was waiting for discharge. My other sister is a physician and started chatting with the ER nurse about her ER rotation in medical school. The nurse, relaxed, starting complaining about her job. She said, "I really hate the whackos. Give me a drunk or old lady with diarrhea any day but the lunatics...we can't tie them down anymore but a good blow to the head would do."
I looked at my sister's ashen, wounded face. Obviously the nurse had not read her chart. The three of us were speechless. I opened my mouth to reply but my sister put her hand on my arm and I contained myself.
I know you use this blog as a place to vent but the lack of compassion you, your readers and many of your ER kin show to the mentally ill is not only unprofessional but revolting. I understand that people who are not in their right mind are difficult to deal with but it's part of your job. CRAYZEE? I hope you thank God every night that such misfortune isn't YOUR cross to bear.
The full moon thing is bullshit by the way.
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