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Out-of-body experiences of a medical resident

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SBselfborder.jpg Signout is hospital slang for the transfer of information between patient care teams. It is also the name of this blog, which represents one of the less dysfunctional ways in which Dr. Signout copes with her participation in a U.S. medical residency program.

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Developmental Delay:

Do some goddamn math

It seems almost excessively reasonable to consider familial resources and the self-interest of potentially responsible parties when deciding whether a developmentally disabled person should have contraception. Sure, reproduction is a right, but is it really that inalienable?

Need to be seen

The first phone call had come about a month ago, on a day I wasn't in clinic. The phone nurse had left me a message: Rosie's mother wants to know why she keeps turning in circles."

Assign a value of zero

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