"I encountered the ghost of a dead woman yesterday night/early hours of this morning. Remembering it still sends chills across my body.
Personally, I don't believe in ghosts. I know that it is appointed unto men once to die, and after that, judgment follows. I said let me tell you, to hear your opinion. I don't know who else to confide in about this. I'm a doctor. I can't be telling stories about ghosts online. No one will believe it. I'll sound insane.

Yesterday night that brought in today, I took call for a colleague who was having menstrual pain. She begged me to do the call for her. Then, a woman was brought in with what I suspected to be post surgical sepsis. The op site was soaked with effluent from the wound. The surgery was done at State Specialist Hospital three days prior to presenting to us. Her temperature read "Hi" on the thermometer, which means her body was so hot that the thermometer could not record it. I called my seniors who were in theatre then, told them what I have with me in the emergency, and I took instructions from them. I secured IV access. I gave 2g of IV cefriaxone (Rocephin brand) stat, and IV Flagyl 500mg stat. She was going. I called my seniors again and told them temperature is not coming down after one hour. I was told to give IV PCM 600mg stat. I then reopened the wound, washed with NS, and redressed with savlon and povidone iodine.

She was a Yoruba Christian. She was praying, holding my hands, saying that I should not let her die, that she still has little children at home. She then started behaving abnormally, talking irrationally and screaming, also convulsing intermittently.
At this point, I called a senior who came in, assessed her and told me privately that she won't make it. He told me to continue masterly activity which I did.

She finally died after few hours she was brought in. I certified her dead in her file, disconnected all life support, and went to my house to sleep around 3am when the call got less busy. I was weak and sad. Did you know, this woman followed me home. I was shocked when I felt there was someone looking at me from my window. My body was shaking. I've never believed in ghosts, but she came to my window and stood there, with same clothes she was wearing when she was brought in. She said why did I allow her to die. I was lost for words for a moment, thinking I was dreaming. But damn, it wasn't a dream. I just drank coke from the fridge few minutes ago. I rebuked her in Jesus' name, telling her I did my best. I told her to go back to where she came from. She stood there for a while, looking at me, then turned and walked away. I heard her footsteps as she walked away. I didn't sleep again till morning. I opened the fridge and took out coke and drank, to be sure I was not dreaming, then started praying in tongues to control the fear in my heart."

What can be a reasonable explanation for this?

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Your efforts weren't good enough

Airforce1:
Your efforts weren't good enough

On the contrary, he did what was humanly possible. Man is man after all.

Airforce1:
Your efforts weren't good enough

Your posts are getting more irritating with every iteration.
The doctors management of this patient will pass the test of competence ANYWHERE in the world. If you have a better management plan given the history and presentation of the patient, please let us know.

Must you comment ? Especially on things you know nothing about?

Splinz:


On the contrary, he did what was humanly possible. Man is man after all.

From what I read here, he's not even a qualified doctor yet they allowed him to treat on a patient in critical condition.

Where were the senior doctors at that he had to call them on phone to seek for guardance..


Or are they short staffed?

IamaNigerianGuy:


Your posts are getting more stupid with every iteration.
The doctors management of this patient will pass the test of competence ANYWHERE in the world. If you have a better management plan given the history and presentation of the patient, please let us know.

Must you comment ? Especially on things you know nothing about?

How can a single doctor be handling a patient in critical condition?

Are they short staffed?

That could be a vision that was prompted by too much stress. Its more like light mode hallucination.

Airforce1:

From what I read here, he's not even a qualified doctor yet they allowed him to treat on a patient in critical condition.

Where were the senior doctors at that he had to call them on phone to seek for guardance..


Or are they short staffed?

Mr Man go and sleep.You know nothing about medical practice!!

Airforce1:

From what I read here, he's not even a qualified doctor yet they allowed him to treat on a patient in critical condition.

Where were the senior doctors at that he had to call them on phone to seek for guardance..


Or are they short staffed?

Here you go again. You evidently cannot read and comprehend a simple article.
I asked before: must you comment ? Where is it stated or implied that the author is not a qualified doctor ?
I'm out of here.

so sad. Rip to her. she said "pls dn't let me die i have little kids" chai.

victorDanladi:
Mr Man go and sleep.You know nothing about medical practice!!

They just come here to spew thrash. Most of them have not even successfully written jamb.

Airforce1:

From what I read here, he's not even a qualified doctor yet they allowed him to treat on a patient in critical condition.

Where were the senior doctors at that he had to call them on phone to seek for guardance..


Or are they short staffed?

You're getting it wrong. Apparently, he is a much younger doctor who serves under senior colleagues. It doesn't mean that he is not qualified for practiced.

Also note that these senior colleagues were in the theatre, obviously, in the same hospital.

Airforce1:

How can a single doctor be handling a patient in critical condition?

Are they short staffed?

You have problem.



you came up with the doctor incompetence you were busted.



you then came up with the number of doctors?



just rewrite UTME and spend 8years in medical school..
may be your own consultant will teach you:



-the pathogenesis of death
-Anti-death drug and its pharmacology
-Anti-deathoplasty,the procedure and complication.


It's better you just face your musical carrier!

IamaNigerianGuy:


Here you go again. You evidently cannot read and comprehend a simple article.
I asked before: must you comment ? Where is it stated or implied that the author is not a qualified doctor ?
I'm out of here.

If he's qualified, why put a call across a colleague on what drug to give a patient in critical condition?

t.

Airforce1:

If he's qualified, why put a call across a colleague on what drug to give a patient in critical condition?

He did not put a call across to ask which drugs to administer. He called his senior colleagues to discuss management options in a complicated case. There is a big difference. This is acceptable practice everywhere in the world.

From his description of the case, the woman had SIRS (sepsis). Death commonly follows this condition even in the best equipped medical centers in the world.
So get your facts straight.

Half baked doctor..
That had to call
His senior colleagues
First before treating
An emergency victim..


Obviously her blood
Is on your head that's
Why she cant live you

I will advice you visit her
Family and see how you an help her
Kids..

If only ghosts of the dead people carelessly killed by wicked doctors haunt the doctors, the health care system of our hospitals would be better.

Airforce1:

From what I read here, he's not even a qualified doctor yet they allowed him to treat on a patient in critical condition.

Where were the senior doctors at that he had to call them on phone to seek for guardance..


Or are they short staffed?

Silence should have been a better idea.


Stick to your playmates in Romance section

victorDanladi:
You have problem.



you came up with the doctor incompetence you were busted.



you then came up with the number of doctors?



just rewrite UTME and spend 8years in medical school..
may be your own consultant will teach you:



-the pathogenesis of death
-Anti-death drug and its pharmacology
-Anti-deathoplasty,the procedure and complication.


It's better you just face your musical carrier!

That one died after his first single

Airforce1 has been ambushed on this thread

carzola:
Half baked doctor..
That had to call
His senior colleagues
First before treating
An emergency victim..


Obviously her blood
Is on your head that's
Why she cant live you

I will advice you visit her
Family and see how you an help her
Kids..

Fool spotted.

It's obvious you know nothing about medicine.
That call the doctor put through saved his/her head.
In medicine there is hirachy and when you are in a general hospital or a teaching hospital for example, all patients belong to the consultant or whoever is the head of the team on call.
So I see nothing wrong done by the doctor.
Though that paracetamol came a little bit late.
Dokay you've done well, though you lost the patient, her death wasn't your fault.

U did your best. if God wants, he would have let her live. if she comes again, tell her to table her case before God, that u did your best. it might even be a demon in disguise and not d actual ghost. free your mind and maybe spend days with a family member or close friend. ndo, jisike.

Beremx:
If only ghosts of the dead people carelessly killed by wicked doctors haunt the doctors, the health care system of our hospitals would be better.

"Those ghosts" would need to start with the people who loot the money meant for medical equipments and staff salaries.

Reading dis post and am shaking my head how dummies dat have not seen a vein before would come and start asking d doctor dis and dat.
It is normal in d medical field to consult a colleague who may not even be Senior but might have handled a similar case. It is absolutely accepted. That woman was already dead before arrival from my own point of view. If someone shud be blamed d doctors handliing her treatment previously shud receive d blame.
Its good people dnt put their mouth where it would speak Rubbish

I thought this post is about Ghosts.

All im seeing here is JAMB, half baked dr and dead music career...

On the other hand this forum is so hostile to anything about doctors....imagine arguing medicine with a snotty kid who is taking remedial classes for SSCE....Chai a shame indeed.

eph123:
Airforce1 has been ambushed on this thread

They keep on blaming doctors.
Are doctors to build modern health centers ?
Are they to staff them ?
Are they to pay the bills of indigent patients ?

We claim to be the Giant of Africa and the president is on admission in Europe.

The people should take their complaints to the politifcians.
Until we take to the streets and burn down this house down we will not move forward

Hmm

How can anyone in their right senses blame this physician for the woman's death? He did everything by the book and consulted with his superiors before acting. We don't know if the patient followed up with the surgeon that did the original procedure, so we can't even say who's to blame for the infection....but this doctor did his best within the scope of his training and capabilities.

IamaNigerianGuy:



They keep on blaming doctors.
Are doctors to build modern health centers ?
Are they to staff them ?
Are they to pay the bills of indigent patients ?

We claim to be the Giant of Africa and the president is on admission in Europe.

The people should take their complaints to the politifcians.
Until we take to the streets and burn down this house down we will not move forward

Exactly.
Wasn't it just few days ago LUTH doctors were protesting about delayed salary payments?
Until all government officials are forced to use the medical facilities in Nigeria, we're going nowhere.

Beremx:
If only ghosts of the dead people carelessly killed by wicked doctors haunt the doctors, the health care system of our hospitals would be better.

berem you of all people?.did you take your time to read what he wrote?

My friend no be u kill her. If u see her again tell to gerarahere!