Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

AbleAmazing t1_j8ykrdv wrote

The whole residency system needs an overhaul. I don't want care providers making medical interventions when they're sleep-deprived.

161

abigdumbrocket t1_j8zrab7 wrote

One time my partner took her mom to the ER after a syncope. She got triaged in, they did an ECG, drew some labs, got a line going and gave her some fluids. After a while, the resident ER doc comes in. He's young, mid-20s, and looks like a train hit him. Just absolutely exhausted, no real rest for days, total warmed-over shit. He looks at my partner and says, "Yeah, so, it turns out your mom is just dehydrated. She needs to drink more urine."

"What?"

"Your mom's dehydrated. She needs to drink more urine."

"My mom needs to 'drink more urine'?"

The resident paused, stared into space for a moment, sat down on a chair in the room and silently put his face in his hands and then his head between his knees. He stayed like that for a minute, then just stood up and left the room.

110

DippyMagee555 t1_j90avwn wrote

That's the best resident story I've heard thanks for sharing.

40