And hence it revives.
The nurse, screams, “Dr Zarka!, your blog is found unresponsive!”. I rush towards it. No pulse, no breathing. We start CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
Fluid boluses are given along with inotropic support. Blog starts to revive. Thank God!
I guess the problem lies with our stars. They don’t match!
Almost ten days in ICU rotation now.The team comprises of three medicine residents, one pulmonology resident, one rapid response resident (what a job description!), two anaesthesia medical officers and a critical care fellow.The ICU has been divided into medical , surgical and paediatric ICU. Thirteen beds. And all these doctors have one call room. The call room has every necessity required , except space.
First week was with Dr Nawal. Seven days. I guess the problem lies with our stars. They don’t match.
Second week. Dr Javaid Hussain’s week starts.One of my friends once commented that he is one of the very few people who look handsome despite the baldness. Rotating with him has been pretty good so far.
I’m oncall with an anaesthesia resident, Dr Shaukat. He belongs to Quetta , a city whose inhabitants know about five languages.
As the season changes, everyone is caught by the cold.
This doctor is not spared.Nose running, eyes tearing, throat soar, cough dry, fever spiking.Its day four of the illness. It should usually last about a week, so three more days to go.
See you after the three days!
