Twitter is a strange beast. I generally find that posting there is like shouting into the void. It reminds me a bit of being in middle school; the popular kids get all the love, and the medical parody rappers are left to roll 18-sided dice and play Zork III. Right, where was I?
Ah, Twitter. Sometimes, though, it really does provoke catastrophe in a good way. Recently, @ERGoddessMD tweeted the line “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Sepsis.” Someone retweeted it at me. Next thing I know, I’ve written the song, recorded the vocals with Devin Moore (by now known to Z-Pac members everywhere AS A MUSICAL GOD), shot the video in my living room with the help of Mrs. DoggMD, enlisted the ZPupps, edited it all on my Mac, and BOOM.
A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC.
Sepsis, of course, is no laughing matter. But hopefully this little jingle sticks in the heads of some folks out there and maybe, just maybe, it might promote early recognition and management of this life-threatening condition. Either way, I’m bolusing the egg nog tonight.
Enjoy and share! And watch how we made this video!
It’s beginning to look a lot like sepsis
When the BP’s low
Heart is racing and brain is dim
Send a lactate on ice and then
Place central lines ‘cause Santas dyin’ without Vanco
It’s beginning to look a lot like sepsis
When the temp is high
CVP is way down again
Give a bolus or maybe 10
Ain’t no silent night
A pair of blood cultures then a UA and chest film is the list of tests to begin
Entering them in the EHR can be an hour of clicking and then
The whole thing freezes, Jesus start that order set again
It’s beginning to look a lot like sepsis
Hang the dang Neo
Time is clicking down on the clock
When Santa’s got septic shock
All he wants for Christmas is some urine flow
It’s beginning to look just like malpractice
When you miss the signs
Early management is the key
If Santa is to see
Another Christmas time.
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