Thursday, June 16, 2011

Scope of Practice

Today I...


intubated a newborn to suck meconium out of her windpipe, then finished resuscitating her into a breathing, alert, checking-out-the-world-around-her baby...

visited a nursing home patient in her 90s...

admitted a pregnant patient to the hospital for induction of labor...

admitted a hospice patient to the hospital for a palliative procedure...

discussed abnormal genetic testing results, pregnancy ultrasounds, and amniocentesis (with LOTS of help from a great interpreter) with a family that doesn't speak any English yet...

taught some interns...

learned some pediatrics...

didn't eat anything until 2 PM...

almost threw my pagers out a window because they wouldn't stop going off...

gained a little confidence...

was profusely thanked by a couple of patients...

and was almost kicked by a demented patient in a nursing home.


Why family medicine? Because I can't imagine anything more satisfying.

(Though I could do with breakfast next time.)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow! This list certainly demonstrates not only your scope of practice, but how lucky your patients are that they have you for their doctor.