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Did this medic just not care or what?

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croaker260 Newbie

croaker260

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Precepting is a verb, it does denote that you actually do something.

Outstanding statement, Can I steal this? :)

Im (very slowly) writing a book on the FTO/FTEP in EMS...someday it will be done. Someday.

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JCFEMedic2112
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I agree, treat the patient, not the machine, first of all, and secondly, 92 percent could very well be where she lives all of the time. Plus, we do not know what her meds were. Does she have emphysema

D.P.Gumby
D.P.Gumby

All of this seems reasonable, but I think the hypoxic drive comment deserves mention: it's been pretty thoroughly debunked. Only a portion of COPD'rs are chronic CO2 retainers who could even putative

Bieber
Bieber

Well, it looks like I showed up a little late to this conversation, everyone seems to have answered this the same way I would have. But I'll just reiterate what's already been said, and that is to tr

stcommodore Newbie

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Sometimes doing "nothing" is doing enough/everything. As a student and your first year of street medicine you'll likley over treat everyone untill the point where you develope critical thinking and confidence in your practice.

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Plus, the BP off the monitor might have been inaccurate. The patient was moderate obese; 300lbs. Manual cuffs on obese patients. Nothing wrong with O2; withholding it when its indicated is wrong. However, I wasn't there; the story is not complete. All the best...

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