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Good question
"Since when did aneurysm coilings become the new teeth cleanings?" -
The Winthrop Touch
Coming VERY soon: http://www.healthtrax.com/club/scripts/section/section.asp?NS=NY
Looks super good. Hopefully the fact that I work for *Winthrop University Hospital* will = discount. It's actually on my way home from work, which means I can go there directly from work and get some swimming in. How perfect would that be?
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Big Changes
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Diagnosis Wenckebach....take PR interval and lengthen that!
In case anyone was wondering what I've been learning in my ICU class this week, this youtube clip tells it all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVxJJ2DBPiQ
Diagnosis Wenckebach is hilarious and brilliant, and perfect for anyone learning EKG rhythms, in particular 2nd degree heart block aka Type I aka Mobitz I aka Wenckebach!
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Into the Ocean
Top Five List
5. Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles”. Five years later and this song still does it for me.
4. Rita’s Vanilla Custard in pretty much any form ie. Gelati, Misto, etc.
3. Any and every VH1/MTV reality show
2. Long walks on the beach late at night with that special someone/the beach in general
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Change of Plans...
The critical care class that I was originally scheduled to begin on May 14th has been pushed back to June 25th. This kind of throws things off a bit. ....But am I disappointed? Not really. It is what it is. Now that I’ve dealt with nearly everything Med/Surg can throw my way, I’ve learned to enjoy the floor. Every night is an adventure, to ( Read more... ) -
The Roosevelt Field Movie Theater Experience
Yesterday night Bryan and I decided to see a movie together for the first time in quite a while. There really weren’t a whole lot of choice movies playing, so we opted to see Sandra Bullock’s flick “Premonition.” For the record, it was a really good movie.
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Break over
I’m definitely not looking forward to returning to work tonight after five nights off. I was just getting acquainted to normalcy again, and now it’s back to insanity. I wonder if things have cooled off a bit. …Or is it still a zoo? (Who am I kiddin? Of course it’s still a zoo.) I’m not really in the mood to be giving anyone Haldol tonight, ( Read more... ) -
It's ALL in your head....
Okay, I am seriously beginning to wonder - do I work on a neuro unit or do I work on a psych unit? -
Canada Dry + Acetaminophen = The Best Drug Cocktail of All
No wonder I was feeling like "it's just one of those weeks" going into work Thursday night. I was in the eve of getting sick and didn't know it. Haven't been able to do much since then. Just been taking an easy, drugging myself with Tylenol and slipping in and out of consciousness ( Read more... )