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Your best guess. Was this senility or was this man always un-informed.
An 88 year old retired MD, an orthopedist. Must have been successful, nice house, clean, well maintained.
He complained of weakness, fainted twice, his wife reported his blood pressure was fluctuating all day, hi, then lo.
We responded and he was found in bed in a supine position. BP 140/88, pulse 42, we called for medics. The unwritten rule with the medics is when they arrive there had better be 02 already hooked up.
So the patient was questioning why we were giving him 02 as he was not having any difficulty breathing......
He complied when three EMTs, his wife, daughter and grandaughter all agreed he should have it (mass suggestion).
So my question his, assuming he was not senile, wouldnt any MD know that it was appropriate to give 02 in that instance ?
An 88 year old retired MD, an orthopedist. Must have been successful, nice house, clean, well maintained.
He complained of weakness, fainted twice, his wife reported his blood pressure was fluctuating all day, hi, then lo.
We responded and he was found in bed in a supine position. BP 140/88, pulse 42, we called for medics. The unwritten rule with the medics is when they arrive there had better be 02 already hooked up.
So the patient was questioning why we were giving him 02 as he was not having any difficulty breathing......
He complied when three EMTs, his wife, daughter and grandaughter all agreed he should have it (mass suggestion).
So my question his, assuming he was not senile, wouldnt any MD know that it was appropriate to give 02 in that instance ?