My husband had lung cancer and they admitted him to the heart ward. Obviously nobody read his chart because they put him on pills to lower his blood pressure which he didn't need because he already has low blood pressure AND HE WASN'T A CARDIAC PATIENT!!! The pills almost killed him during a biopsy because between the blood pressure lowering meds, the general anesthesia and his naturally low blood pressure his systolic fell to 70. Food service never brought him his meals - fortunately we only live a block away so I just went home and cooked for him every meal. I finally got him out of there after the RN for the floor asked me if an oncologist is a doctor. On the way out to the car the nurse kept giving me advice about his heart - I wanted to slap the bitch but instead we just got in the car never to return again.
BOTTOM LINE: You'd be better off putting your loved ones under the care of a high school biology class.
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