What's up guys? So I just got off a long stretch of seven days on in a row in the emergency room.

And something that I like to do every single day that I get off a shift is to replay every

single patient that I saw back in my mind.

So with each patient I asked myself,

is there anything that I could have done better?

Are there any gaps in my knowledge on certain disease processes

and was I able to make a positive impact in this patient's life.

So if I identify that I could have done something better, then I take a note and the next

time I see a patient with a similar problem I'm ensuring that I provide the best medical care possible.

And if I identify that there's any gaps in my knowledge, I read extensively on a topic,

consult with my attending physicians, my physician assistants, nurse

practitioners, and I do type of mini case review. However, this week there wasn't much

that I thought I could do better and I didn't find that I had

too many gaps in my knowledge but looking back I felt like I was really able to make a positive

impact in the lives of my patients.

Now, working in emergency medicine, we often feel like we're making the biggest impact

when we're working on a code and we're able to bring somebody back,

or when we're taking care of that

crashing patient and we're able to stabilize them, make an accurate diagnosis,

improve their clinical condition, and then admit them for further care. Well, this week I was reminded that every single time you see a patient,

irregardless of how non-emurgent their complaint is,

you have the opportunity to drastically improve the quality of their life.

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