After my first day with Dr. S., I am constantly reminded of how much I have to learn. Susan came to the clinic a couple more times and I noticed how Dr. S. inserted a little joke here and there while conversing with Susan about her medical problems and her pain areas, in less than a minute he has noted her heart rate, her blood pressure, checked her reflexes, color and hydration, and noted her possible cause of problems. Carefully, I converse with the next patient about his health while at the same time trying to find the pulse of the brachial artery, and willing my hands to have the same competence as Dr. S.…
