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Entries from April 22nd, 2010

Case #128 “Nothing Out’ Means Nothing″ by Charlene Babcock Irvin, MD, FACEP

April 22nd, 2010 · 4 Comments · Medical Emergencies

As I come on shift at 6AM, I note that the midnight physician is in a room with the curtain drawn near where I’m signing on to the computer.  I hear her asking a patient, “Have you ever passed out before?” She then sounds more urgent.  “Get the emesis basin.” A minute later she walks [...]

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