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pediatrics: wk 2, day.....
today, i interviewed a teenager who came in for a physical. he was doing poorly in school, so much that his dad asked us to take a drug test for the kid. when the dad stepped out, the kid started tearing up, because of his dad's obvious lack of trust in him. dang. we assured him of his confidentiality, and that we wouldn't take any sort of test without his permission. what we DID have to do, however, was take an adolescent history of sexual activity, drug use, etc, etc. he was very upset at our questions, even though we told him that we asked the same questions for EVERY adolescent, but he wasn't buying it. we kept asking questions about his life, and it became apparent that he was not happy. very little concern from his dad, no guidance, no encouragement from anyone. just the expectation to graduate hs and get a job, and get out of the house. when the dad came back, the pt said, "what is this place? are you a psychologist or something? i'm outta here." and just walked out. first time a kid has walked out on me OR my resident. sad. ******** we called a cab to take us back to school. he was 45 min late, however, so we were about to miss our train. might as well cancel the cab and take the normal bus, we figured. when we called the cab company back, this is the conversation that took place: me: hi, i requested a cab for 7 from NS hospital to the ***** train station. secretary: yeah? me: well, the cab is over 45 min late, so we want to cancel it. secretary: what? me: cancel it. secretary: what do you want ME to do? i only answer the phone! me: (huh? i was taken aback, and confused for a while. i mean, you ARE a secretary/dispatcher, dude. i'm sorry if i expected you to actually WORK.) the funny thing was the manner in which he said it. it was said with such a snobby incredulous tone, that he made me doubt MYSELF, for a while. almost like he was saying, "are you CRAZY?!" ******* lakers lost. i have chest pains. i want to choke something, someone. don't worry, i'm not a violent man. ******* welcome back, lisa! yakob at 1:22 AM |
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