57 Female. 3rd admission. Positive for opiates, barbituates, and benzoids. Doc can't figure out wahy she isn't waking up and insists on a head CT, and MRI, carotid artery studies, CT angio to rule out pe, and DVT studies. I ask him - um could it be the opiates barbituates and benzoids? Since she was in here a month ago - same problem. He patiently explains that she has an infiltrate in her right lower lung. Uh-huh - could she maybe have aspirated??????????
Well - he says it COULD be a PE so we have to rule it out.

Family is asking doc if this is stoke? Bleed? Infection? Why does this keep happening to mama and why can't we figure out what is wrong?

I want to scream "BECAUSE MAMA IS A BIG TIME FREAKIN' DRUGGIE AND YOUR DOC IS A JACKASS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Really really glad I am in a different unit today.