CICU

First day of Cardiac ICU. Wow. It's as intense as I thought it would be. Within hours of arriving I was helping with a "Code". That means cardiac arrest, the real deal with chest compressions, shocks, the whole nine yards. The rest of the day was House-style rapid-paced differential diagnosing on multiple patients at once. One thing about manning the CICU . . . you can never claim that it's boring. Hours today: awoke at 4:30 AM, shower/breakfast/headed to hospital, back by 9:30 PM. Not much time for much else besides eat and sleep now . . . back to work same time tomorrow morning.