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Postcall Rounds. Last pt of the morning. Fairly straightforward. Not too exotic.
Chest pain and severe uncontrolled hypertension. Not his first time at our safety net hospital. Picks up his meds. And takes them, too. Always.
Young. Male. Poor.
Also? Black.
Just like me.
Postcall Rounds. Last pt of the morning. Fairly straightforward. Not too exotic.
Chest pain and severe uncontrolled hypertension. Not his first time at our safety net hospital. Picks up his meds. And takes them, too. Always.
Young. Male. Poor.
Also? Black.
Just like me.
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It was almost noon. We’d been rounding for a few hrs.
Me? Cognitively tired. Hungry, too. Worried about something at home. And a work deadline, too.
But.
Last patient of the morning. I am listening.
Young. Black. Male. Poor. Chest pain. High BP.
And at Grady.
It was almost noon. We’d been rounding for a few hrs.
Me? Cognitively tired. Hungry, too. Worried about something at home. And a work deadline, too.
But.
Last patient of the morning. I am listening.
Young. Black. Male. Poor. Chest pain. High BP.
And at Grady.
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“Did you check a UDS?” I asked.
“A urine drug screen? Uhh no. He’s never used. I asked him.” My intern’s blue eyes were wide and earnest.
Young. Black. Male. Poor. Here.
Hungry. Tired. Busy. So busy. Human.
“Let’s get one anyway. Just in case.”
Yeah. Just in case.
“Did you check a UDS?” I asked.
“A urine drug screen? Uhh no. He’s never used. I asked him.” My intern’s blue eyes were wide and earnest.
Young. Black. Male. Poor. Here.
Hungry. Tired. Busy. So busy. Human.
“Let’s get one anyway. Just in case.”
Yeah. Just in case.
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