re: ER Doctor suspended after mocking patient suffering from anxiety

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A. He wasn't sick. B. Why was he out of his Klonopin? C. She was correct. She just handled it poorly. D. He was talking waaaaay too calm for an anxiety attack. E. She was a lot nicer than I'd have been. ETA...Ohhhh!!!! Just got to the F bomb!

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Exactly!

I would add this has ZERO to do with racism other than the author of the article race baiting.






A more appropriate way to deal with this is to explain with a clear calm voice that you are very concerned about the patient's welfare and understand anxiety, cataplexy, chronic pain, dyspnea at rest, and whatever his other made up symptoms were could result in serious outcomes if not properly managed. As a result order the removal visitors from the room as they are causing increased anxiety, order no TV or electronics as they have been shown to increase agitation, make pt NPO to prevent aspiration as he can not even sit up, check basic labs, then additional labs including an ABG in a step wise fashion only after results come in and you rule out the process you were testing for, order a foley catheter to preserve pt dignity since he can not even sit up to urinate, treat pain with Toradol IM, Tylenol PR, and wait for the pt to make the physical and verbal declaration that he is well enough to get out of bed or refuse the excellent care he is receiving.