Lots happening at the same time at work today. Can't really get into anything specific. But I'm proud of one activity today. This is something my coworkers (the medical nutrition therapists) at Sunrise Hospital will appreciate. ICU called asking if we had methylene blue (I knew it was going to go into a tube feeding). I asked who it was for and said that it was contraindicated in a patient with sepsis. The nurse said "uh oh, I'll check with the docs". An hour later the ICU doctors came to my office and explained. They were worried a patient had a perforation in the bowel and the copious peritoneal output included tube feeding formula.
If you are a dietitian or medical nutrition therapist, do you know the solution I came up with?
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I suggested the use the glucometer. It registered "Lo". If there had been formula, it would have shown a glucose level higher than 20 mg/dl. Everyone happy! Well, except for the patient (but this patient is sedated & medicated so the patient shouldn't be in pain).
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Tonight in the Rec Center it is DJ Nite. Really Loud Music (and no one started dancing for the first two hours). But it's REALLY LOUD. I think next Wednesday night I'm going to stay at the hospital and volunteer to help out at the CASF (Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility). I will be helping out a very important mission. And I'll bet it's much quieter.
Showing posts with label Noise. Show all posts
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21 January 2009
17 January 2009
NOISE NOISE NOISE
I can't find any place quiet.
Outside there are the planes. Now, that is part of being on an air base, the various planes taking off and landing. I understand that. It's the constant barrage of sound that is hitting me to the core.
We have generators and heaters/fans outside the big buildings in the housing area (the rec center and the gym, for example). There are smaller generators near the cadillacs (the shower & toilet trailers). In the rec center there are two tvs at opposite corners on the AFN (Armed Forces Network) Sports channel, and in a third corner movies will be playing - sometimes that volume gets turned up. On one side are a bank of PS3 and most folks aren't using headphones. Last night the DJ started playing music - nice that it wasn't hard rap or headbanging rock, but it upped the sound factor (and drowned out the ping pong).
In my room is a heater/ac unit. Always on (or it will get too cold at night right now). There might be a week or two in the spring when we can turn it off but I think by then I'll be so used to it that I would not be able to sleep without the sound.
I haven't tried going into the library trailer yet - that might offer some silence. I wonder how this will change my hearing (I can't remember the last time I had it tested but the military might have records).
I'm going to the BX (Base Exchange) today. Maybe there are some noise cancelling headphones I can use to watch my DVDs in the rec center (or just wear when online to give me some quiet).
Outside there are the planes. Now, that is part of being on an air base, the various planes taking off and landing. I understand that. It's the constant barrage of sound that is hitting me to the core.
We have generators and heaters/fans outside the big buildings in the housing area (the rec center and the gym, for example). There are smaller generators near the cadillacs (the shower & toilet trailers). In the rec center there are two tvs at opposite corners on the AFN (Armed Forces Network) Sports channel, and in a third corner movies will be playing - sometimes that volume gets turned up. On one side are a bank of PS3 and most folks aren't using headphones. Last night the DJ started playing music - nice that it wasn't hard rap or headbanging rock, but it upped the sound factor (and drowned out the ping pong).
In my room is a heater/ac unit. Always on (or it will get too cold at night right now). There might be a week or two in the spring when we can turn it off but I think by then I'll be so used to it that I would not be able to sleep without the sound.
I haven't tried going into the library trailer yet - that might offer some silence. I wonder how this will change my hearing (I can't remember the last time I had it tested but the military might have records).
I'm going to the BX (Base Exchange) today. Maybe there are some noise cancelling headphones I can use to watch my DVDs in the rec center (or just wear when online to give me some quiet).
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