tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36711727.post1590116649459200341..comments2023-09-24T10:01:42.089+01:00Comments on The KnifeMan: As Good As You've Been To This WorldAlex Stokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645998228285420107noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36711727.post-53770559216812975432007-05-18T18:39:00.000+01:002007-05-18T18:39:00.000+01:00there is an art to breaking news to family. i alwa...there is an art to breaking news to family. i always throw in worst case scenario, but also give a flicker of hope. sometimes a spark maybe. if things go south, they were at least semi preparedBongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36711727.post-48253309604533681012007-05-16T17:18:00.000+01:002007-05-16T17:18:00.000+01:00Ah to be fair, it wasn't really a good catch; ever...Ah to be fair, it wasn't really a good catch; everyone knew the pt was sick, just not how sick. As far as I know the diagnosis was nothing more outlandish than septic shock secondary to pneumonia, but haven't followed up why someone so young had such a severe dosingAlex Stokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645998228285420107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36711727.post-69026228161155931152007-05-16T17:10:00.000+01:002007-05-16T17:10:00.000+01:00wow, good catch - any underlying weirdness leading...wow, good catch - any underlying weirdness leading to such a scary presentation in someone young?<BR/><BR/>agree totally that walking=not sick is a load of balls. similarly that young=well is also balls. once had to phone a GP for a friend who was sick while we were in halls in first year - first presentation of penicillin allergy, with full-on rash and tachycardia, he was delirious and couldn't stand up let alone walk the half hour to the surgery, we were only first year and didn't have a clue. receptionist said 'he was born in 1983, he can walk'. great.<BR/><BR/>GP told us when he finally arrived that if the same thing happened again we should say stiff neck, photophobia, vomiting, rash, and that would get someone's attention!Dr Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848172433620416818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36711727.post-20209738401937217012007-05-16T17:09:00.000+01:002007-05-16T17:09:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dr Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848172433620416818noreply@blogger.com