Hospital Emergency Room Trip

Emergency Room visit was an eye-opening experience for me. Considering the fast pace environment at the ED, I thought the interview skills that employ here would be different than what we have been learning. Instead, the fist interview I got to observe was conduct by one of the residents on a 5-year-old girl. The resident followed the BIC closely and was able to elicit a lot of relevant information regarding the history of present illness and past medical history. The resident definitely made the mother and her child felt comfortable by limiting her use of jargon language. Although the mother was the main source of the interview, the resident certainly tried her best to include the kid in the conversation and never once undermining her level of understanding. Additionally, she continuously informed the little girl what she was about to do during the physical exam. I think her action definitely had earned the trust with the family. However, I thought the interview could be better if the resident also elicit the psychosocial history. Apparently, the kid had been having recurrent episodes of pneumonia and they were suspecting another one on this ED visit. I just thought …show more content…
Although the interviews were as good, it was understandable considering the traffic of patients coming through the department. In regarding to the attending, I was wondering if practicing medicine for so long has reduced his sensitivity to patients. I hope my observations would constantly remind me to be attentive and sensible to the patients and emulate what the 4th year medical student did for the patients. My experience helped me to realize the important of the patient interview during office visit, and primary care physicians are the frontline of medicine in helping patients, especially in the long