They say in The House of God, “at a cardiac arrest, the first procedure is to check your own pulse.” A popular idiom for emergency room physicians, I believe this proverb’s main intent is to remain calm under pressure. It may also require us as physicians to detach ourselves from our patients, lest we let […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
As medical students rotating in clinics, there are times when the day is slow. Sometimes a whole slew of patients decide not to show up, or there aren’t many patients to see that day. Time seems to slow down. Whatever the reason, we’ve all had the chief resident or attending look at us and say, […]
