Morning Sniffles

Hard habit to break

morning sniffles — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:08:34 +0000

Whenever we admit a patient, it is imperative to get a baseline of getting their history that includes their lifestyle. We always ask our patient about their smoking and drinking habits. There were some who have been smoking all their lives and just have recently quit some are still puffing their black and milds as if there is no tomorrow. Being a smoker before, I know that it is really hard to turn one’s back to the addicting puffing habit.

The heat is so on

morning sniffles — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:26:44 +0000

It is undeniable, it is summer! The temperature outside soars up to 36°C. The scorching heat makes anyone else sweat an ocean. I just envy my nieces who can beat the summer heat in the pool heat pumps. They really enjoy soaking in the water and did not mind their fingers and toes getting all crumpled. I wish I were still a kid.

A gift for my mom

morning sniffles — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:30:34 +0000

It going to be Mother’s Day this Sunday and I am still without a present for the most important woman in my life. I am so time constrained that I do not have the time to go to the mall and hunt for the best present for my mom. I am now faced with the last but certainly not the least resort that is online shopping. I am thinking of getting monogrammed mothers day gifts and I am pretty sure that my mom will appreciate it. She is, like me, into fashion too.

The K-E Diet

morning sniffles — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:29:31 +0000

I have learned recently that there is a new diet in the US that is a hit among the brides.
It is called the K-E diet in which the patient eats through a nasogastric feeding tube. The nasogastric tube is usually used in the hospital setting or at times at home when patients cannot eat o ntheir own. A tiny yet long tube is inserted in the nostril passing through the esophagus down to the stomach. In our hospital, the osterized feeding is computed based on the kilo calorie requirement of the patient. Feeding is given through the NGT every four hours round the clock .
In K-E diet, a portable bag containing the feeding. It gives constant slow drip of protein and fat, mixed with water, which contains zero carbohydrates and totals 800 calories a day.
The patients will be carrying the bag like purse for 10 days. The Diet is totally hunger free but according to Dr. Oliver Di Pietro of Bay Harbor Islands, Fla, have main side effects that include It is a hunger-free, effective way of dieting,” Di Pietro said.
The newest diet craze is picking up in the US and costs $1,500 for the 10-day plan.
So are you up for it?

A useful guide

morning sniffles — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:08:39 +0000

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Health issues 101

morning sniffles — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:25:34 +0000

A health practitioner needs to be abreast with the trends in health science. More and more patients are becoming curious or obsessed with their health that they google their health-related issues side-by-side with consultation with medical professionals. It is alarming though that some information that these people get are not based on studies. Getting subscriptions from good reviews such as progene review are good investments so you could be assured that what you are getting are actual facts and not hearsay.

Major cleaning up coming right up!

morning sniffles — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:19:30 +0000

Computer crash is the worst nightmare that could happen to anyone. That is why I am so obsessed with backing up my files repeatedly. My files are so huge that I got a huge stack of CDs already. It is so huge that my room is literally almost filled with it. I am trying to clean up my room that is why I am thinking of getting a cd storage that could assure me that my files will remain safe forever.

A matter of respect

morning sniffles — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:57:35 +0000

I was the charge nurse last night and our patient happened to be a relative of a doctor who used to be a cardiology fellow in our institution. The said doctor now practices his profession somewhere else.
The bedside nurse assigned to the patient told me that the said doctor requests for copies of laboratory work ups. It is common practice for us to have the results photocopied if the patient or relatives request for copies. The only problem, for the lack of a better word, is the official result of the Arterial Duplex Scan of the lower extremities has not been released yet. The initial reading though was noted on the patient’s chart and the said doctor who was not an affiliate of our hospital asked for the chart. We politely told him that we do not allow non-affiliate health professional to read the patient’s chart. He immediately snapped out and told us that we were so disrespectful. I do not know what made him said that and he started to name drop officials in the hospital that he would call up just to report us. We immediately sought the intervention of our nurse supervisor and she was also firm not to let the said doctor read the chart. We relayed the matter to him and he called up the attending physician and made litany about the situation. He asked for my name and I showed him my ID since my last name is hard to spell out and pronounce. He stormed out of the station. The attending then called up the nurses station and I explained what happened, the attending said that he is authorizing the doctor to see the patient’s chart. I asked the doctor to speak first with our supervisor and he felt obliged. He then first asked me to call the doctor in the patient’s room and as I found out that he went out.
After a few minutes, the nurse supervisor came in with the relative-doctor and showed him the laboratory results. The doctor kept on saying that I make things complicated and showing me the laboratory results with words: you cannot decide on this thing? I did not say any word of retaliation and just apologized for making him upset.
If I could only speak up I will tell him that he is a darn liar. That simple thing was not what he wanted. He wanted to read the chart and that was the one that I was firm about not letting him to do. It was frustrating that with his ego crushed, he is willing to invert the truth. Nurses are not doctors’ servants. They are not rags for the doctors to wipe their dirty feet on.

What a surprise!

morning sniffles — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:12:57 +0000

My week-long birthday celebration seemed to be unending. Tonight, I went out with a close friend. We watched a movie and had dinner. I did not think that this guy friend of my has some sweetness in him. He handed me a gift that he got from personalized gift website. I was surprised with his gesture because all the while I thought that he is just some dude. He treated me special and I just thanked him and did not make a big fuzz out of it.

Losing communication

morning sniffles — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:54:42 +0000

I was not able to use my cell phone in Singapore for two reasons. One, my international roaming with Globe did not activate although I received a confirmation text that it will be activated within 24 hours. Two, I was engrossed tinkering with my cell phone and the battery was drained and I forgot to bring my charger. I wish I had ls14250 battery so I did not have problems communicating with my friends there.