Yay's School of Doctoring: Lesson 1

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Date: 11 March 2010 13:23:21

k plus If your patient has a high potassium level (nb. This is bad), it is indeed a good thing to cease a medication that can raise potassium levels. If the potassium level remains high, and you feel that the patient needs to go to hospital for management of this problem and your letter says "Dear hospital, Mrs X's potassium is high despite me ceasing Z medication. Please help", much mirth will ensue in the emergency department when it is noted that you did not cease the frigging POTASSIUM supplement. Oh and failing to mention what the potassium level was in your letter or to provide a print-out of the results with the letter will also raise your doofus score.