1 /5 Ariel McCaul: Typically when a patient arrives at the ER for septic shock... youd think they might administer more than just two bags of saline. Understandably youd want the blood cultures back before prescribing any antibiotics.. but to do a CT of the lungs, identify pneumonia.. yet tell the patient "I dont buy it," proceed to scold the patient and caretaker what ERs are for.. I thought septic shock was one of the higher priorities for visiting an ER. But Dr. Ahmad didnt buy it, that it was pneumonia. The following day tho, I get a phone call stating just to be safe, the Dr has prescribed an antibiotic. They gave us no info. I requested a print out of the labs to view findings, they refused. The portal runs an error message every attempt Ive made to create an account. Their attempt to CYA by giving a septic patient with pneumonia a regiment of 2 antibiotics (labeled CRITICAL) daily for two weeks instead amplified the spread of her bacteria rather than mitigate it. Your decision to scold us for a completely legitimate reason to visit the ER is a gigantic failure on your part Dr. Ahmad, and has nearly cost someone her life. The antibiotic you gave after the fact "just in case" allowed the bacteria to strengthen and spread not only thru both lungs, but also into her actual heart. Stop treating people like they are less than you bc you are capable of googling symptoms too. I was 100% right why I brought her in, and you fumbled it thru a shift change. Prescriber was Jedidiah Morgan. The Dr that didnt actually want to talk to us and judged only by the chart from his shift change was crossed out on our paper and written as "Dr. Ahmad."
We eventually went to another ER where patient was admitted with double pneumonia and endocarditis with an expected 6 week stay.