Things I learned from last week.
Feb. 17th, 2025 04:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
resolute1. Make sure that whoever is the human being most likely to call 911 on your behalf has, written down, a list of all your current medications, their dosage, and what they have been prescribed for.
2. Some hospitals have programs that allow a patient to bring in their medical marijuana and self-administer; check with yours as applicable.
3. Treatment of sleep disorders are handled by two separate medical branches. Physical apparatus is respiratory therapy and falls under the pulmonology umbrella. Medications for sleep, such as Ativan, are now handled by psychiatry of all things.
4. Keeping notes on paper still carries more weight with medical providers than looking at notes on your phone.
5. If you are not the patient's next of kin or medical representative, you can sign consent if the next of kin gives verbal consent over the phone in the presence of the provider.
6. Make sure the human being most likely to call 911 on your behalf has, WRITTEN DOWN, a list of all your current medications, their DOSAGE, and WHAT THEY ARE FOR.
2. Some hospitals have programs that allow a patient to bring in their medical marijuana and self-administer; check with yours as applicable.
3. Treatment of sleep disorders are handled by two separate medical branches. Physical apparatus is respiratory therapy and falls under the pulmonology umbrella. Medications for sleep, such as Ativan, are now handled by psychiatry of all things.
4. Keeping notes on paper still carries more weight with medical providers than looking at notes on your phone.
5. If you are not the patient's next of kin or medical representative, you can sign consent if the next of kin gives verbal consent over the phone in the presence of the provider.
6. Make sure the human being most likely to call 911 on your behalf has, WRITTEN DOWN, a list of all your current medications, their DOSAGE, and WHAT THEY ARE FOR.
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Date: 2025-02-18 04:12 am (UTC)Sorry to hear of #4 (in that people doing notes on phones are taken less seriously), but, hey, useful to know.
#5 is intriguing to me and helpful also!
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Date: 2025-02-18 12:55 pm (UTC)