THE SINISTER PURPOSE OF POST-IT’S
AND OTHER SECRETS

“Haven’t seen you in awhile Dr. Scott,” Gwen the Death Clerk says as I approach. Her Desk of Demise awaits with an unsigned Death Certificate for me to fill out. […]

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She died on Saturday.
The Mother paged me on Friday to consider withdrawing support of Terminal Girl, her only child, but I was banging on someone’s chest in a CPR at the time. I called the mother and apologized that night but she graciously said they talked to the MICU resident and would come back tomorrow […]

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“When you get to Hell, tell them I sent you.
You’ll get a group discount.”
– Caleb in the game Blood2
That last call had been more hectic than usual. Three CPRs that night. The first two of which died with their hearts technically still beating, but not strongly enough to get the blood flowing to […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 … […]

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[ … 7:20 AM … ] I have today off. Just dropped Amy off at work too. I’m putting this entry up early because there are actually a few things I want to get done for the rest of the day.
My plans include some medical reading, exercising, going to library to prepare for […]

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I’m on call today. Amy’s going to that nursing party tonight. I was actually looking forward to it. But here I must be.
[ … 6:21 AM … ] My alarm was set for 7 a.m. this morning. For some reason I woke up early and unhappy. A few things were going through my […]

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