Island Doctoring
Being an island doctor in boracay has its ups and downs. Yeah, you work close to the one of the best beaches in the world, but the myriad of cases that you see can leave you dumbfounded at times. I’ve seen AGE and otitis media left and right, as well as the usual SVI and URTI, but its them trauma and difficult IM cases that really gets you. Lack of the usually taken-for-granted imaging and labs in PGH makes you think: what else can I do to manage these patients?
A great learning experience especially in the symptomatic treatment, and a very humbling experience too.
Agree! The experience can be quite scary at times, with a feeling that you’ve been pushed into a corner and must decide immediately. My scariest case I got gave me no choice but to call Ma’am Girlie. Huhu. See you on the 25th! Kami papalit sa inyo.