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/the_taco_belle Feb 02 '25

Or pregnancy for the non-English speaking belly pain. And never any prenatal care.

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u/Edges8 Feb 02 '25

had a non English speaking woman with belly pain deliver from her wheelchair while wheeling back to triage once. I'll never forget the splat as it hit the ground

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

Define “it”

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u/OverallEstimate Feb 02 '25

Giblets

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u/pushdose Nurse Practitioner Feb 02 '25

💀

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u/crash_over-ride Paramedic Feb 03 '25

Not what I wanted to read while eating yogurt. Thank you for that.