- Periorbital oedema (from lack of sleep)
- Acne vulgaris (due to lack of sleep & emotional stress)
- Low back pain (from doing CPR)
- Abrasion wound (sustained while climbing onto patient’s bed to do CPR)
- Athralgia, myalgia (from physical stress & hospital acquired organisms)
- Altered sensorium & hallucinations (from lack of sleep/ rest)
- Epigastric pain & heartburn (lack of food)
- Xerostomia, angular stomatitis & dysphagia (lack of fluid)
- PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) – from running over a cat & killing it instantly on the way to work, in front of the Emergency Department
Sunday, November 9, 2008
ONCALL SYNDROME : SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
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HAHAHAAH! I nearly died laughing reading this, especially the part about running over poor helpless kitties.
Other oncall signs and symptoms
Panda eyes- from lack of sleep
Aging/crows feet-from lack of sleep
the signs & symptoms r endless, not found in any medical textbook
The hazard of being On Call.
iml, r u also exposed to such hazards?
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