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mr. coke head came in the ER last night with a huge abcess in his anticubital region extending out prolly 10-12 cm. He's POD #5 s/p I&D (same abcess) who left AMA cause he's a ****. Hadn't changed the w->d pack since surgery. When i removed the packing, a river of purulent scheisse poured (like milk out of a pitcher)....anyways i pack it after bedside i&d and 4 of morphine...the guy is crying like a baby in the er. This morning when i round on him he bitches me out for 10 mins because he's NPO. I try to explain to him he cant eat because the surg attending needed to eval him for possibility of debridement. he was so pissed and was threatening to leave ama (again)...finally i just said F-it man. do what you wanna do, but you leave again without abx, youre gonna lose your arm.
I just love how every industry has its own language. The healthcare industry likes lots of letters.