I was on call yesterday and got my first-ever champagne tap! For those of you not wholly versed in medical lore, a champagne tap is when you have no red cells in the first tube of cerebrospinal fluid you collect when doing a lumbar puncture - in other words, a perfectly executed spinal tap. And, my attending makes a point of buying a bottle of wine for whoever gets a champagne tap - yay! It was definitely the highlight of the month so far (and definitely prettier than my last tap, which had ~ 20,000 reds cells in the first tube - ouch). Just another day in the life of a peds resident, I guess - never boring!
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you're a dork! but congrats on your perfect tap.
BTW - you totally spelled one of your links wrong. I'm not gonna say which one, so you have to learn and fix it yourself. I should be a teacher.
Wow you guys are nerds, but I really like it! By the way I thought I would share my blog...
http://mfarles.wordpress.com/
Jenna...speaking as a teacher, I agree....good advice!
Lianne...congrats!
GO LIANNE!! If I ever need a spinal tap, I'm calling you! Miss you lots and am so so excited to see you soon!
Rach
nice job Lianne!! You're performing spinal taps. that's so grown up!
I got my first champagne tap today too. Lack of any recognition from my seniors so I googled it and came up with this!
Can I have a glass of yours?
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