Hi, Carol; I am glad you got the "right" help....sm

Posted By: Cyndiee on 2008-11-18
In Reply to: BTW, Carol, I think it is 250mmHg for the tourniquet....sm - Cyndiee

Subject: Hi, Carol; I am glad you got the "right" help....sm

You know, I have been doing this since 1983, hospital, clinic, in-house, nationals,etc., and I was not trying to say that it was impossible, only that I had not personally heard it, I just thought if you could double-listen, because being an Operative MT especially these last few years, I had PERSONALLY never come across that, even in lower extremity surgery with elderly patients, but I was not saying you were wrong. I am really disappointed, because it seems like some MTs here are treating this board as a personal challenge or contest, who can get the best answer first, and I am the first to know my own limitations, I just share what I PERSONBALLY know. Some (minority) like to criticize other people's answers. If you know better, that is great because you can really help the questioning MT. Why be rude when someone posts and states that they are trying to be helpful? Wow, talk about egos.

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Enzohazing????? sm - Carol
- BTW, Carol, I think it is 250mmHg for the tourniquet....sm - Cyndiee
  - Hi, Carol; I am glad you got the "right" help....sm - Cyndiee
  - Just because u have never heard it above 275 - doesn't mean it is wrong. It can be 350. (NM)
  - 350 mmHg is correct for a lower extremity. nm - oldtimer
- Incising? - Horski
  - DUH for me !! sm - Carol
    - Ha ha! - Horski
      - 350 mmHg is correct nm - Carol

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BTW, Carol, I think it is 250mmHg for the tourniquet....sm
Subject: BTW, Carol, I think it is 250mmHg for the tourniquet....sm

right now I am a full-time OP MT and have done thousands, I have never heard of the surgeon putting the tourniquet up over 275 mmHg, mostly I get 250 mmHg, I didn't want to cut in, just wanted to give a shout out for help to you!!

I just wasn't sure if there was a "right" way..
Subject: I just wasn't sure if there was a "right" way..

nm

Does this sound "right" sm
Subject: Does this sound "right" sm

Will check BMP to recheck sodium. I think this was s/l falsely (or could be possibly) low due to her glucose of 280.

Is anyone familiar with this? Is it possible for sodium to be falsely low in the context of high glucose?

Thanks..

maybe "right more than left" edema??
Subject: maybe "right more than left" edema??

could it be "right minor fissure"?
Subject: could it be "right minor fissure"?

s/l "right narrow fissure" on chest x-ray?
Subject: s/l "right narrow fissure" on chest x-ray?

Chest x-ray showed a small amount of fluid in the right s/l "narrow fissure"???

Anyone know of this??

Thanks,

Abby

QA ended up changing it to "right" in chief complaint
Subject: QA ended up changing it to "right" in chief complaint

posted wrong. I mean "right side" isn't close.
Subject: posted wrong. I mean "right side" isn't close.

again, could this be "isolated"???

Glad we got it. Glad I could read what I wrote!! nm
Subject: Glad we got it. Glad I could read what I wrote!! nm

You are very welcome. Glad I could help. NM
Subject: You are very welcome. Glad I could help. NM

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glad to help NM
Subject: glad to help NM

Glad to help
Subject: Glad to help

Glad it was the right med.

Glad I could help :-)
Subject: Glad I could help :-)

You will notice that they say "per physician reading" a lot. In fact, I have this short-keyed as "ppr."

Glad I could help :-) nm
Subject: Glad I could help :-) nm

Wow. Was that right? Glad to help.
Subject: Wow. Was that right? Glad to help.

Sometimes you have to go with what it "sounds like" by what you read, or your first guess!!

Glad to help.You are welcome.
Subject: Glad to help.You are welcome.

YW. Glad to help.
Subject: YW. Glad to help.

Your welcome, glad to help. nm
Subject: Your welcome, glad to help. nm

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Glad to help.
Subject: Glad to help.

Glad you got it!!
Subject: Glad you got it!!

Glad to help.
Subject: Glad to help.

Glad OP got some help...
Subject: Glad OP got some help...

Well, certainly looks like this thread fostered discussion AND assisted the OP as well. Evidently some of our colleagues adhere to the "knowledge is power" credo and feel it's better to hoard what they know rather than help out a fellow MT. I've used this board (as a last resort after exhausting my other resources) and the help I have gotten has been invaluble.

Glad to help.
Subject: Glad to help.

Wow!! At last I got it!!! Glad to help.
Subject: Wow!! At last I got it!!! Glad to help.