
Originally Posted by
dr. d
"...are you all living under the same time zone?"
or,
"ma-una ka na, bok. sunod ako maya-maya. i can afford to be late, because same patient naman yata ang titignan natin."
heh heh.
but seriously, i have seen too many times, when a 5 minute round extended to 2 hours, because "something happened".
example: "nag-arrest sa harap ko!" (translation: he stopped breathing and lost consciousness, in front of me! i had to stay and revive him, and stay with him until he stabilized.)
many doctors kasi, will alternately schedule their outpatient schedules with their rounds, within half a day.