I've had the BPPV and obviously I thought I had a brain tumor (!!), the Epley and Dix-Hallpike did the trick and voila, I had no tumor (LAUGHING AT MYSELF FOR MY DRAUMA)
Precordial thump did work for me as well, once, but I felt bad for socking the guy. As for other one offs carotid pressure (not really massage) stopped SVT. Live and learn is what medicine is.
This was so satisfying to read. Thank you for sharing with us a bit of your world, the chaos, the sometimes lack of closure, but also the moments that make it all worth it. As a Pediatrician working in urgent care, I echo some of your feelings. And I was so delighted that you included a nursemaid's elbow. Most of medicine requires delayed gratification, but the pure joy and relief on the parent's face after reducing a nursemaid's elbow and the satisfaction of hearing that click when the radial head is back in place is UNMATCHED. That, and a beautiful laceration repair and incision and drainage. I just love procedures! lol.
Both of my kids were treated in the ER for nursemaid’s elbow more than once. It ended up being Ehlers Danlos syndrome from me, the ortho nurse!
I've had the BPPV and obviously I thought I had a brain tumor (!!), the Epley and Dix-Hallpike did the trick and voila, I had no tumor (LAUGHING AT MYSELF FOR MY DRAUMA)
Great writing! As an Emergency Medicine Physician, I enjoyed reading this piece a lot
True. Don’t tell me you have vertigo while you are up walking around or sitting across from me in a coffee shop vertigo is a whole different beast.
Precordial thump did work for me as well, once, but I felt bad for socking the guy. As for other one offs carotid pressure (not really massage) stopped SVT. Live and learn is what medicine is.
This was so satisfying to read. Thank you for sharing with us a bit of your world, the chaos, the sometimes lack of closure, but also the moments that make it all worth it. As a Pediatrician working in urgent care, I echo some of your feelings. And I was so delighted that you included a nursemaid's elbow. Most of medicine requires delayed gratification, but the pure joy and relief on the parent's face after reducing a nursemaid's elbow and the satisfaction of hearing that click when the radial head is back in place is UNMATCHED. That, and a beautiful laceration repair and incision and drainage. I just love procedures! lol.