When a patient looked anxious before emergency surgery, it turned out he was worried about the hospital bill, not the surgery. He was uninsured.
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Read MoreEarly experiences with death, including the failure to revive a drowned fisherman, spurred a young man to become a doctor.
Read MoreThe orderly progression of cases in the OR is interrupted when an l-year-old is rushed in, mottled and limp, from a pediatric airway emergency
Read MoreAn anesthesiologist loses it when his childbirth class instructor provides misinformation about epidurals
Read MoreRecollections of caring for a suicidal teen with a devastating self-inflicted gunshot wound leads a physician to reflect on his own life.
Read MoreDetermination & continuous glucose monitoring helped Chelsea keep on climbing mountains & dreaming big long after a type 1 diabetes diagnosis
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