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The Sub-I’s Patient

Cardiology Sub-I.
Senior is out.

80 yo M. HFrEF.
Gurgling because of the fluid on his lungs.
“I appreciate you.”
He’s my favorite patient.
And I’m worried that he’s getting worse because he’s my patient. Because I don’t know what to do. 

I run into the cardiology fellow.
She asks, “How’s everything?”
I start crying.

The Sub-I’s Patient, Literature by Shreya Sreekantaswamy, MD

Shreya Sreekantaswamy, MD

Department of Dermatology

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