Thursday, May 10, 2007


Fraud!
I feel like a fraud..

When i was admitting a patient, the patient's nurse came in to do her part of the usual 20 questions one would get asked when in hospital. She came up to question number 10- Name of treating doctor.
She turned to me and said.. so what's your name? Low... L-O-W-E? No, just L-O-W. Dr Low.
Hmm.. I didn't correct her.

Part way through listening to the patient's chest, the same nurse said to me. "Dr, Make sure you get a palliative care referral." Again, I didn't correct her.

Now i feel really really guilty.
Like a fraud.
I hope i don't burn s-l-o-w-l-y and p-a-i-n-f-u-l-l-y in hell.

Like i said, REALLY guilty.

3 comments:

Jon P said...

It'll be true enough in a couple of years anyway.

Jaye said...

That's not the point!!
Guilty!

Anonymous said...

I don't get it...so i'm just gonnna say you SHOULD feel guilty...shame on you..shame..