they were doing a procedure and all of a sudden the pt desated

the woman doctor (Cameron i think) looked over at the monitor and said "her blood pressure is 80 over palp!"

:carlface:

2/21/2009 5:37:27 AM

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"MEDICAL SHOW INACCURACIES "

2/21/2009 5:43:18 AM

explain.

2/21/2009 6:38:48 AM

i can not get into this show. the dr. seems like such an asshole

2/21/2009 11:02:57 AM

you know

after medical shows being on for decades

the fact that they're not 100% accurate is BRAND FUCKING NEW

[Edited on February 21, 2009 at 11:20 AM. Reason : btw the whole concept of the show is garbage, but you put it aside b/c house is entertaining]

2/21/2009 11:19:47 AM

yeah, im at the point where i ignore the medical mysteries and watch for the soap opera. the medical plot is 100% predictable at least 90% of the time.

2/21/2009 11:27:54 AM

unless it actually is lupus

2/21/2009 11:28:18 AM

it already happened a couple seasons ago. doubt they`ll bring that plot development back lol

2/21/2009 11:34:04 AM

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"explain."

Quote :

"the woman doctor (Cameron i think) looked over at the monitor and said "her blood pressure is 80 over palp!""

2/21/2009 4:47:50 PM

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"100% predictable at least 90% of the time."

[Edited on February 21, 2009 at 4:50 PM. Reason : what's a palp?]

palp : A segmented organ extending from the mouthparts of arthropods, used for touch or taste

ok now i'm really confused

[Edited on February 21, 2009 at 4:51 PM. Reason : what the heck is going on here]

2/21/2009 4:49:41 PM

palp = by palpation (you do it this way if you don't have a stethoscope handy, but you can only get the systolic pressure, hence the "##/palp")

and she looked over at the monitor to get the pt's pressure

2/21/2009 4:52:55 PM

what's a pt?

2/21/2009 4:53:40 PM

patient

sry

2/21/2009 4:53:58 PM

what's a palpation?

2/21/2009 4:54:20 PM

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"the dr. seems like such an asshole"

That's actually pretty much the entire point of the show, I think.

I don't watch it because I just don't care for medical shows, though.

2/21/2009 4:55:35 PM

by touch

i.e. inflate the cuff until you can't feel a pulse in the distal extremity, let off pressure, when the pulse returns, that's your systolic pressure

the :carlface: was because she looked at the monitor and then stated that the pt's pressure was 80/palp

2/21/2009 4:56:49 PM

i see

and what does desated mean? and why are they treating an arthropod? also, what kind of monitor was it? and are they selling it? i could use a new one

2/21/2009 4:58:22 PM

Jokes on you for watching House.

2/21/2009 4:58:33 PM

desat = desaturate, as in o2 blood gas levels. typically it's a good thing to have oxygen in your blood. when someone desats significantly in a very short amount of time, it's a sign that something's gone very, very wrong.

the monitor was an mrx if i'm not mistaken



PLAY GAMES ON THAT SHIT MANG

2/21/2009 5:02:22 PM

like my foray in the medical field, when me and tracer tried to assemble a cpr bag-valve mask

terrible

2/21/2009 5:07:02 PM