Tips for newly joined IM residents:
1. Any unconscious patient/drowsy patient/patient presenting with seizures, make sure to get a Random Blood Sugar checked with a Glucometer. (Even if he's not a diabetic patient; you'd be surprised how many times sepsis can cause hypoglycemia)
Night shifts can be brutal 😫
Here are five tips to surviving the night shift based on my experience as a paramedic, medical student, resident, and now attending ICU physician. 🚑
Number 4 could save your life ☠️
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