Monday, January 11, 2010

The 4AM Page

I've heard about it, but I didn't know that it existed, until the other day.

4AM - working on my couple hours of sleep before rounds - pager goes off...

"Doctor, Mr. So and So's Labs are back"

Na=140
K=4.0
Cr=1.1
BUN=22

Me (To myself) = What the hell is going on?  Is this a dream?  Is this nurse reading lab values or a textbook?  What did I do to piss this person off?
(To Nurse)=Well, those lab values sound excellent.  I don't think we'll need to do anything at this point.  Thanks for calling...

We even have a replacement protocol to keep that from happening.  Not sure if this person was having a bad night or what...I've heard the old adage piss off a nurse and they'll call you for ridiculous stuff. 

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