Habis you become doctor FOR WHAT

[dmjewelle]

So a colleague (let's call her K) was doing a night call a while back:

1. She receives a blood sample from ER around 2 AM.
2. She runs it, and it gives an abnormally low reading.
3. Concerned, she calls the consulting doctor at 2 AM; the doctor tells her to repeat the test with a new sample.
4. She goes and retakes the sample; the readings are normal (seems since ER took the sample, they took it from a drip vein, which might've affected the readings).

Mistake averted, all is good, life goes on right?

WRONG.

K receives TWO complaint letters: one from the consulting doctor, one from management.

- Doctor complains about BEING WOKEN UP AT 2 AM OMG. Hello, you're a DOCTOR. You're supposed to be ON CALL FOREVER. If we can't consult you because it's YOUR PATIENT, WHO are we supposed to consult? If the first result was released because we didn't want to wake you up, wouldn't you make a pissier fit??

- Management makes a complaint because the doctor complained to them. Their complaint? For wasting valuable lab resources. Like ELECTRICITY (for machines that run 24/7). And REAGENTS (for tests that take up a few DROPS of 4L worth). And TIME (because suddenly we don't need to be accurate ANYMORE). Hey management, how about we don't have a LAB anymore? Then you won't have to worry we're wasting precious electricity on machines that, you know, help DIAGNOSE your patients? Let's just have all the doctors sleep and telepathically read their patients' blood tests using REM, that'll TOTALLY save costs during a recession!


Fuckers.

Comments

[sringangel.livejournal.com]

.....swt.
I didn't know doctors can complain for being woken up. >_>;;;;

[dmjewelle.livejournal.com]

You don't. You have no right to that. >__>;

[aitakute.livejournal.com]

...that doctor should be shot dead. Okay, maybe shot to the point he needs to be sent to the hospital. Have this whole scene on repeat or something for him. Let him feel how is it to be on the receiving end.

[dmjewelle.livejournal.com]

Word. \m/.

[flat-foot.livejournal.com]

Fuckers...

[dmjewelle.livejournal.com]

The worst is that this isn't the first - I've actually seen a consultant doctor bitch ON HER PHONE in front of us that she couldn't make it for lunch because she was ON A CASE OMG.

It's really sad.

[yuhi-homura.livejournal.com]

No wonder so many people (including me) complain about the standards of the hospital these days.

[yuncyn.livejournal.com]

*lets icon do the talking* Doctors like that give those who really want to help people a bad name. /sigh

[yuncyn.livejournal.com]

...sorry, I meant this icon. |D

[dmjewelle.livejournal.com]

LAWL FIGHT THE TEARS

[piratelicker.livejournal.com]

BAGUS.

sometimes ppl like those forget how important the lower dregs are in running a hospital.

[dmjewelle.livejournal.com]

SANGAT BAGUS.

Shoot the divas.

[mistressnaoko.livejournal.com]

:S Selfish much?

[honou-no-izumi.livejournal.com]

Wow.

[hikaraseru.livejournal.com]

WTFFFF.
That's fucking idiotic man.

[ilunari.livejournal.com]

Apparently sleep > patient's concerns, I see dur hur hur. >_>

[peanutcase.livejournal.com]

erm, unless u are certained that ur sample is not contaminated and multiple test were done. Dr ain't concerned with follies not done by themselves.

but its awfully mean of this dr to make complain for being irritated. kecik hati betul.

anyhows i always have to be very certained that the information i bring forth to any dr is 100% facts and not speculations or presumptive. or else i will get shot back by them for acting stupid. i dun like talking to Dr personally. and i must have vast knowledge of pt's condition if not I'm wasting the Dr's time. i usually just ask my medical director to settle another Dr's angry enquiry when they call regarding insurance.

Dr tok at different wavelengths to different ppl. They respect peers of same level or high with utmost curtesy.

but the management is STUPID.

[dmjewelle.livejournal.com]

My dad has always taught me that doctors who are irritated or get angry easily are a sign of unprofessionalism. He's seen so many doctors and dentists like that he always makes the effort to be otherwise.

In this case, it's trying to have complete information that got them into trouble - everyone wants to do a good job for others right?

As for not being concerned, you'd be surprised - one doctor failed to notice a patient's condition that didn't come up in the lab results. The patient died, guess who did the doctor blame.

[maxsterism.livejournal.com]

Well, that's what I got a taste of when I was doing my industrial training at Assunta. Doctors seem to have this mindset that 'I am holier than thou' most of the time. Once there was a guy who said that he really despised doctors, especially those from private institutions because their hearts aren't in the right place - if they weren't doing it for the money, a regular checkup wouldn't cost RM60-80. (-___-)

Still, that doctor takes the cake for being an asshole. HELLO, just because you've been working longer than fresh graduate doctors doesn't mean that you can escape the trappings of being on-call all the time!

[dmjewelle.livejournal.com]

The CEO seems made a joke about how the doctors are so unfriendly they should attend orientation too lol.

[dytia.livejournal.com]

who is this dr?
shoot him/her.

if I am oncall - i actually expect ppl to be calling me at 2 am...although I do wish they don't

[dmjewelle.livejournal.com]

I too wish nurses won't page me from ER at 2 am....although it's expected.

I hope when you become an old doctor you will still love your job.