u/ClearlyDense

A few weeks ago I saw a comment that mentioned finger sticks can be low if there’s poor perfusion, and people have taken blood sugars from the earlobe for a more accurate reading. Today I had a pt persistently in the 60s despite 3 pushes of D50 and a D5 drip. In for critical limb ischemia so hey, worth a shot!

Y’all.

Her earlobe was 29.

Then I pulled from the PIV cause I thought there was NO way.

FML I should’ve stuck to the fingers