Dr. Kenobi, A+E Consultant.
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Starts his shift as he means to go on... by picking up the standby phone.
Then immediately looks at the ED tracker.
When the nursing home refer in a 99 year old lady with dementia, & #39;who just doesn& #39;t look right.& #39;
When his favourite locum SHO who was & #39;definitely interested& #39; in A&E, tells him he& #39;s applied to orthopaedics.
Having some banter with a patient who& #39;s fallen off a ladder doing some home DIY.
A visual representation of his daily battle with the bed management team.
The med reg suggests that this patient may have something called & #39;bacterial pneumonia.& #39;
Negotiating with the intoxicated patient who is trashing the ambulatory area.
When his second favourite locum SHO smashes the ACCS interview.
The reg suggests giving a stat of IV furosemide to cover for failure.
When the charge nurse informs him the local DGH are sending a red trauma over their way.
& #39;Dr. Kenobi, should I add on a d-dimer and a troponin for this patient just in case?& #39;
When a GP refers in a ?cauda equina but there& #39;s no PR documented.
When the new FY2 asks friendly consultant Ben if he knows, & #39;Dr. Kenobi who& #39;s on this referral letter?& #39;
Risking missing date night with his wife to stay an extra hour and help with a man in resus who needs tubed.
Takes a glance at the Saturday night waiting room as he makes his way to the car park.
Sits in his car for far too long, wondering if it& #39;s too late to retrain as a GP.
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