E. R Doctor Call Orthopedic Surgeon

A 52 year old man was brought into the E.R by an ambulance after falling down 2 flights of stairs. The patient was complaining of 10/10 pain in his right foot and calf. He was also having trouble breathing, stating that there was sharp pain in his cavea thoracis, on the right side. The E.R doctor called the on call orthopedic surgeon to come immediately. Why would the E.R doctor call the Orthopedic? Orthopedics is the subsidiary of surgery concerning the human musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons treat sports injuries, regressive diseases, infections, tumors, congenital ataxia, and musculoskeletal trauma,which the patient was showing symptoms of.
Years of work go into being a Orthopedic surgeon. Not only do you have to go through 4 years of regular college you also have to go through medical school. Post graduate training is required along with a medical doctorate degree. It is enforced to become a resident by working in a clinic or a hospital before becoming board certified. To become board certified, you have to take a state administered exam. The average score is 450. You have to be board certified in the state that you intend to be performing in. Work is 24/7! An Orthopedic works usually at a hospital and at a private practice. At the hospital there is a orthopedic wing where most orthopedics …show more content…
It shouldn't just be about how much you will make or if you will come out on top, you have to love what you are going to doing every single day of your life until you retire. You have to take into account your personally. For an orthopedic surgeon you have to be commanding and be able fit a situation on your own. For me, going into medicine has always been my dream job. My personality is adventurous, fanciful, headstrong, and a fixer. When taking the multiple tests in class I always had medicine come out as one of my top