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/Single_Statement_712 Feb 02 '25

I am going to have a bowel movement. He is going to code.

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u/roccmyworld Pharmacist Feb 04 '25

This is how we ended up opening the chest and CT surgery operating in the hallway in the middle of the ED unit. It was something else.