I was sent down to the ER to do a stat echo... the technologist was coming down to met me shortly after he finished a follow-up difinity study, he wanted me to get it started. When I checked my order in the chart I noticed that she was DNR. Her indication was CHF with a history of a recent MI. Well, her LV function wasn't very good and her EF was in the 30's... the ordering cardiologist stepped in while I was scanning and asked how it looked, I explained the LV function and showed her what I had. She noted that it didn't look very good. She left and I continued to scan. The tech watching over me showed up and as I was showing him the images I was getting she went asystole and coded! Her EF immediately dropped down to about 10% Everyone rushed in but since she was DNR they pushed a few drugs and tried to get a rhythm. It was pretty intense but I was cool as a cucumber. The cardiologist jokingly gave me a hard time asking what I did and another ER doc responded that I was pushing too hard :) (I definitely wasn't) It was pretty crazy to watch her heart slow down and pretty much stop, her apex was the only wall segment even trying to contract.
Anywho, everything is really fun here, they trust me to do studies by myself so I am doing full echo's and the write ups, while they just check... I'm pretty sure I should just get signed off on regular 2D stuff :)
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