This entry is written out of chronological order. [ … 7:37 AM … ] My intern sees me on the floor and says, “Hey you shaved. How much sleep did you get?” “Couldn’t sleep. I was helping Fuzzyhead (another resident) in the MICU after that last CODE until 5 in the morning. At least I [...]

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Seems like we’ve been getting a lot more alcoholics with cirrhosis lately. It’s because of the holidays. I am sitting in the MICU (medical intensive care unit) when I notice a flickering strobe-like light in my peripheral vision. Was it a ghost? Was Iraq retaliating already? Were disco balls making a comeback in the ICU? [...]

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The team meets our new attending today, Dr. Debbie. I worked with her when I was an intern and she was my senior. She is a great leader — smart, decisive, and funny. This is a good boost for team morale. We need it. [ ... 8:30 AM ... ] My intern paged me. He [...]

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Today was Dr. Kermit’s last day bossing our team. As is usual, he caught me in the hall alone and asked me what I thought of the past two weeks. I didn’t have much to say. I could have said I can’t stand getting deluged with emails when I’m trying to look up patient information. [...]

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I’m on call again today. I don’t know what to say yet. Maybe I won’t say anything. It’s just one of those months. I’ll update as the day goes on. [ ... 6:25 PM ... ] Busy day so far. I feel removed from it all somehow. I’m not sad or anything … maybe I’m [...]

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