http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/doctor-calls-911-saving-patient-from.html medical blog Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:24:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/doctor-calls-911-saving-patient-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-69723 Anonymous Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/12/a-doctor-calls-911-saving-a-patient-from-acute-leukemia.html#comment-69723 We're not given enough info. It's not really the high WBCs that are important. He may have had critical anemia or thrombocytopenia - those could have been platelet transfusions thery were talking about. We’re not given enough info. It’s not really the high WBCs that are important. He may have had critical anemia or thrombocytopenia – those could have been platelet transfusions thery were talking about.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/doctor-calls-911-saving-patient-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-69715 Elliott Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:47:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/12/a-doctor-calls-911-saving-a-patient-from-acute-leukemia.html#comment-69715 Did you read the article. Blood transfusions were needed immediately. At 2 AM, that's the only place you're going to get them quickly. I suppose that the doctor could have direct admitted to the floor with orders for blood (maybe that's what happened and the newspaper just said ER). Did you read the article. Blood transfusions were needed immediately. At 2 AM, that’s the only place you’re going to get them quickly. I suppose that the doctor could have direct admitted to the floor with orders for blood (maybe that’s what happened and the newspaper just said ER).

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/doctor-calls-911-saving-patient-from.html/comment-page-1#comment-69710 Anonymous Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:04:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/12/a-doctor-calls-911-saving-a-patient-from-acute-leukemia.html#comment-69710 And just what needed to be done so urgently in the ER????? Kevin, I assume you are being sarcastic. And just what needed to be done so urgently in the ER????? Kevin, I assume you are being sarcastic.

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