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ER diaries : Facepalms- Hemodialysis

Heyyyya! There was this 60yr old man . Fever  cough and weight loss history  On hemodialysis history I ask him routine questions... Fever  ? Cough   ? Intermittent ? Body pains  ? Chest pain ? difficulty in breathing  ? Urine me jalan hai kya ? N he is like  Madam , main dialysis pe hu... merko urine Nai aata ! I was in this awkward face palm situation blabbering senselessly like a pet parrot! This made me feel like a fool to be honest. I rush home zero down to hemodialysis . Read about it like it’s the last day on the planet and if I don’t read it today. The death angel will take me nowhere but hell! Because the patients on hemodialysis constituted good number of cases reporting tonER in pulmonary edema and altered sensorium. The only thing that would give respite to them was hemodialysis. Rest all was temporary management. Read about how important asking about fistula is !  It’s like a s...