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Originally Posted by Germanauto
Yeah I've thought about this a lot recently. The decisions I make, whether I put in X order or Y order, whether I have the balls to call that mean attending to ask a question, etc. all make a huge impact on peoples' lives. We do some procedures too like central lines where I'm sticking needles and wires into somebody's jugular vein. Other times people code and I do compressions, check their pulse to determine whether to continue CPR or not, etc. Sometimes I have to do a death exam right in front of the family. Crazy stuff to most people but most days I'm doing all of this. Lot of stuff you better get right 100% of the time, and there's no way you're going to be 100% your entire career let alone your first month of Residency.
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Lots of respect for what you do every day.