Paleoncologist(@PaleoOnc):I’ve got a funny bone marrow biopsy story I was doing an inpatient, bedside bone marrow biopsy on a consult patient, not on the oncology floor, working with a nurse that hadn’t done assisted before As I’m proceeding I look across and she said “I’m getting warm” and then slowly passed out As she went down, another person in the room helped her and she quickly came to I said “are you ok” and she said “yeah, i just got warm with the gown etc etc” I stupidly believed her … resumed the procedure (which was already underway) and she passes out. Again. So I stop what I’m doing and we get her in a chair and find another nurse So you just never know …

2026.08.05 04:09

I’ve got a funny bone marrow biopsy story I was doing an inpatient, bedside bone marrow biopsy on a consult patient, not on the oncology floor, working with a nurse that hadn’t done assisted before As I’m proceeding I look across and she said “I’m getting warm” and then slowly passed out As she went down, another person in the room helped her and she quickly came to I said “are you ok” and she said “yeah, i just got warm with the gown etc etc” I stupidly believed her … resumed the procedure (which was already underway) and she passes out. Again. So I stop what I’m doing and we get her in a chair and find another nurse So you just never know …