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Aristus

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3. Patient education is my favorite part of the job.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #2)

Tue May 12, 2020, 11:35 AM

May 2020

Explaining things to people who are genuinely unaware of important medical information. I love it.

The patients who try my patience (sorry) are the ones who dismiss the information because some brain-dead hamhock told them differently. *cough*antivaxxers*cough*.

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"If you don't take a temperature you can't find a fever" [View all] PCIntern May 2020 OP

Fever is something I frequently have to educate my patients about. Aristus May 2020 #1

good point, Aristus. Thank you for that. CTyankee May 2020 #2

Patient education is my favorite part of the job. Aristus May 2020 #3

"brain-dead ham hock" CTyankee May 2020 #4

Ahhhh...House of God. Loved that book. Remember "The Rose Room", Cousin Dupree May 2020 #5

😄 PCIntern May 2020 #6