To: 60Gunner
"Every human being who comes through the door is having a heart attack until proven otherwise."
The one they told me was, "Above the diaphram-get an electrocardiogram."
16 posted on
02/28/2007 1:01:22 AM PST by
carumba
(The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made. Groucho)
To: carumba
The one they told me was, "Above the diaphram-get an electrocardiogram."This is a good mnemonic, but not always true. I had an MI patient whose only presentation was bilateral elbow pain.
The wierd ones happen just often enough to keep us on our toes.
18 posted on
02/28/2007 1:06:36 AM PST by
60Gunner
(ER Nursing: Saving humanity... one life at a time.)
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