musings from inside an examination room

so I severely strained an abdominal muscle at work and have been sitting in the examination room at boston medical center for the past 4 hours. I'm not totally sure I am allowed to use this computer but like my old man says, "if you aren't sure if you are or are not allowed to do something, do it until you get yelled at."

how come they don't keep a healthy supply of vicodin right here so I can entertain myself?

how do I read my blood pressure using the dowhacky bulb thing on the wall?

can I fill my pockets with alcohol swabs and tongue depressors?

is .9% sodium chloride irrigation delicious?

what the hell does cytology mean?

can I keep the hospital johnny thing they make you wear?

can I leave soon? preferably with a prescription for something fun?

You can keep the johnny thing only if you wear it out, but then you don't have any pockets to fill.
Quite a quandry.

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Originally Posted by vinzclortho

how do I read my blood pressure using the dowhacky bulb thing on the wall?

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Wrap the thing around your neck and pump the bulb until you can't breath...start timing. The time it takes to pass out is your diastolic, the time it takes to wake up is your systolic.

Don't forget to release the air as your passing out.

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Originally Posted by bagtagley

Wrap the thing around your neck and pump the bulb until you can't breath...start timing. The time it takes to pass out is your diastolic, the time it takes to wake up is your systolic.

Don't forget to release the air as your passing out.

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Facking halarious (sp)


I'm gonna use that the next time I teach someone how to take a BP.