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/theavamillerofficial Paramedic Feb 02 '25

If the majority of allergies are psych meds and sedatives, it raises an eyebrow. Blue hair is actually associated more with depression than Borderline. Colored highlights, probably not psych. All of it a vivid unnatural color….BPD!

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u/DocBanner21 Feb 02 '25

Nature's warning system.