Getting Rocked

Nearly 9pm on a Saturday night, still in the hospital, been here since 6:30pm....ouch. This patient is almost finished in the dialysis unit and when done I can fly, praying to the call gods during my bike ride home that my pager will stay silent.

Could have been worse...a dialysis patient who gets dialyzed every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday morning decided to skip her Tuesday and Saturday sessions because she "didn't feel well", showed up in the Emergency Room with a dangerously high potassium. Just absolutely horrible timing. However a miracle from above was delivered when her K decreased to 4.0 (safely within the normal range) with correction of her acidosis (she is a diabetic who also only takes her insulin when she feels like it, much like her attitude towards dialysis) and we're able to defer her dialysis off 'til Monday.

Boston-L.A. in the NBA Finals!!! I am incredibly excited. Beat L.A.! Unfortunately the Lake Show is rightfully the favorites going into the series and I have a sinking suspicion they will win it all.

Au revoir.