r/emergencymedicine • u/Asleep-Palpitation43 Nurse Practiciner • Feb 02 '25

Advice Allergy Olympics

Is it wrong that if I see a patient has more than 10 allergies I IMMEDIATELY assume she's (bc it's always a she) a psych case?

In 24 years I've never been wrong.

You'll never read this in a textbook but add it to your practice today and thank me later👍

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u/RayExotic Nurse Practitioner Feb 02 '25

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u/succulentsucca Feb 02 '25

This is a fake post that was posted earlier. The OP said a pharmacist made it for a test patient training exercise. The patient also had a dilaudid allergy, but only to 2mg. 4mg was ok 👍🏻🤣

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u/MEDIC0000XX Paramedic Feb 02 '25

But it was still hilarious. 10/10 execution

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u/dasnotpizza Feb 02 '25

I legit have see a succinylcholine allergy listen before because it caused paralysis. 

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u/succulentsucca Feb 02 '25

I have too. And to propofol because it “made them sleepy”. Also seen allergy to sodium. And epi.

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u/dasnotpizza Feb 02 '25

Oh yes! Epi causing racing heart!

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u/Megaholt Feb 03 '25

I have seen a patient allergy to mercury…um, sir: WHY DID YOU EVER HAVE MERCURY IN THE FIRST PLACE?!

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '25

Allergic to action potentials. I know my body.

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u/succulentsucca Feb 04 '25

Hahah that gave me an audible chuckle 🤣

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u/Street_Pollution3145 Feb 03 '25

😅😂😭 raccoons ahahaha

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u/SliverMcSilverson Paramedic Feb 02 '25

Lol you left off the part that said Ambien makes them sleepy in the morning 💀

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u/hambakedbean Feb 02 '25

Egg overdose if they're mixed together obviously

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u/Apprehensive-Rice184 Feb 02 '25

This has to be fake

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u/PosteriorFourchette Feb 02 '25

Yeah. They said their pharmacist made it for a training session

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u/ks4001 Feb 02 '25

We had and husband and wife with the convenient exact same allergies to chocolate unless mixed with caramel, among other things

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u/mmgvs Feb 02 '25

This is incredible