Tuesday, April 27, 2004

He Definitely "Got It"

I spend a large part of my day teaching other doctors. The other day I was seeing patients in the hospital with a young cardiologist-in-training. As we were attending to a patient's crisis, he realized that our plan was starting to work well. Filled with a sense of satisfaction, he took a crucial step in his training.

"Now that it looks as though he will survive his heart attack, I want to review the treatment he was receiving before it happened, so that we make sure he leaves here not just a survivor but with his risk truly minimized."

I felt like a proud parent. You need to make sure that when you go to the doctor, you leave that visit assured that your health is truly optimal.