Although I miss many of the most interesting cases in the ED due to only volunteering a few hours a week, the nurses in the ED are constantly sharing information and discussing cases with each other as well as the doctors. Hearing these conversations allows me to gradually become more familiar with the language of the ED while continuing to form more connections between the ED and the Pharmacology program. One conversation I heard about recently involved a man coming to the ED with priapism that presented after he had injected himself with something. The nurses were talking about how much pain the man seemed to be in, but I did not catch what the name of the substance the man injected himself with. From class I knew that this directly injected erectile dysfunction medication was most likely a PG analog like Alprostadil or something comparable which I found to interesting. In the coming month I hope to continue drawing similar connections and expanding my knowledge of the Emergency Department at Touro.
A picture of the main entrance to Touro Infirmary on Prystania Street.
October hours: 13.5 (Touro ED)
Total hours: 32.5
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