ER Nurses React to the Craziest Lab Values Ever | The ER Edit Ep. 10

In this episode of The ER Edit, we react to the craziest lab values and vital signs nurses have seen, including wild blood pressures, glucose numbers, sodium levels, troponins, ethanol levels, DKA, alcohol withdrawal, rhabdo, and BNPs that made us question reality. We also get into the ER moments that stick with us, from patients saying they are going to die to an emotional Christmas Eve STEMI story. Then we open the Whisper Line for anonymous confessions, ICU secrets, relationship red flags, and one hospital room affair we were not prepared for. — — — — — — — — — — LISTEN TO THE ER EDIT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ab8DoFQ3hTyQvIE69O2YR?si=fea43e1cda3140f0 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-er-edit/id1884089840 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theERedit FOLLOW THE ER EDIT TikTok: @theERedit Instagram: @theERedit_ CONNECT WITH THE HOSTS Caitlin Armstrong: https://www.tiktok.com/@caitarmstrongrn_ Karlie Tooley: https://www.tiktok.com/@ktooley89 Business inquiries: theeredit@gmail.com — — — — — — — — — — The views and opinions expressed in this episode are those of Caitlin Armstrong and Karlie Tooley and do not represent the views, policies, or positions of their current or former employers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, or any affiliated institutions. This podcast is for entertainment and general discussion purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. 00:00 Tell My Wife and Daughter I Love Them 00:25 Clocking In to Episode 10 00:55 The Podcast Hits the Top 200 03:13 Craziest Labs and Vitals Nurses Have Seen 03:53 A Blood Pressure That Should Not Be Real 05:22 White Count, Sodium, Troponin, and Ethanol Chaos 08:31 The Critical Troponin Call That Taught a Lesson 10:31 Nursing Diagnosis Did Not Teach Us This 12:01 Blood Sugar of 2020 and DKA Explained 14:33 Hemoglobin Drops and a Ruptured Spleen Story 17:16 Alcohol Withdrawal Patients Are Terrifying 19:15 Rhabdo, CK Over 40000, and Flu Complications 21:54 BNP of 122000 and Heart Failure Fluid Overload 23:38 The Whisper Line Starts Getting Unhinged 26:09 The Stroke Confession That Hit Hard 31:22 Marriage Red Flags and No Caller ID Panic 35:02 When Patients Say They Are Going to Die 37:31 The Christmas Eve STEMI Story 42:29 The ICU Room Affair Nobody Was Ready For 44:00 Caught in the Hospital Bathroom