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Sometimes, medicine isn’t elegant
“The hospital room was as cold as dead skin, the hallway crowded with lost souls and reeking of illness.” ― Raquel Cepeda, “Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina” Once upon a time, I met a young lady who wanted to be a doctor. I…
Don’t forget to manage your patients’ dignity
Just before I induced anesthesia, he said, “Doc, I want to apologize beforehand. I am incontinent due to a previous surgery so I might wet the sheets.” I told him not to worry and that we understood and that “these things do happen.” …
