Yes, and yes!
My position as a an ER Scribe has vastly increased my medical vocabulary. I can name (and spell!) countless medications, and I generally know what they do.
This hasn’t proven especially useful outside my work until this week when I was watching the show “House”.
Here’s the situation: a guy is holding House and a bunch of other people hostage demanding treatment for a disease that no physician has been able to diagnose. House quickly analyzes his symptoms, diagnoses him and says he needs Propofol.
So I’m thinking, “Propofol… how would that help… oh I get it!” You see, Propofol puts you to sleep. We use it in the ER all the time when we’re resetting fractures or dislocations. House was trying to put the guy to sleep, and I knew it!
You have know idea how much pleasure that brought me.
Well, if you watched the show, you know the outcome. The hostage-taker demands someone else take it first, and this poor soul promptly passes out, much to the chagrin of House. Some other crap occurs, people get shot, one of House doctor’s almost dies and other silly things happen. It was actually one of my least favorite House episodes ever.
Except for that moment. For that moment, I knew I was ahead of the general population. I knew what was going to happen, while most people did not.
So naturally, I had to brag about it on the internet. Happy Friday everyone!
