Thread by @drohanlon

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Hi, BP

Hello my old friend, uncontrolled BP
Seems like every night on call, you call for me
Why a normal systolic goes to 203
Could be hospital medicine's biggest mystery.

(1/6)

95, dementia, in with hip fracture,
Usually a calm sedentary character
BP 190, but see the empty bowel chart
Amlodipine 5 won't help them to start

(2/6)

82, not frail, post laparotomy
Nobody's realised that she can't pee
Bladder distended, wasn't percussed
Amlodipine 5 is simply the worst

(3/6)

79, rushing, fell down the stairs
No trauma call - the geriatrician despairs
Agony all over from toe to head
Amlodipine 5 won't make the pain dead

(4/6)

66, PD, in from the sticks
Never much been in the hospital mix
Anxiety pushes him towards the door
Amlodipine 5 makes him hit the floor

(5/6)

These tales of woe might make you sad
But committing these actions doesn't mean you're bad
When BP says hi, think bowels, bladder, pain, stress
The patient will thank you for your clinical finesse

(6/6)

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