It was 10 am .Avani was tensed .Romilla could sense it and tried to easen her up saying “Don’t worry Avani, I am there to help you out. I know how are you feeling right now. Its ok, we all get used to this” “Thank you di” replied Avani following her senior as she moved past the wards.
They moved towards the bridge that connected wards to the outpatient department. Romilla di went to the OPD of their Head of the department Dr.SRK asking Avani to sit in whichever cubicle interns place was empty. She sat in the chamber shared by two assistant professors at the table of Dr.Chandrahas sir .He had taught them when they were students. Dr.SriRam K was a new addition to their college whom she wasn’t familiar with.
Dr.Chandrahas was examining the patient with Fever and cough. On examination, he found that the patient had crepitations on auscultation. So he signalled his interns to listen. He asked Dr.Avani to recognise them. She listened intently. The patient had Velcro crepitations. She told her findings to her professor. He was impressed. They then ordered for a complete blood count with X-ray for the patient.
Then a lot of patients walked in as the Sun rose up in the sky. Avani was feeling hungry. Thankfully it was lunch time. The OPD was forced shut for half an hour as receptionists explained to patients that doctors were humans who needed to eat. Sometimes patients weren’t understanding that doctors weren’t some sort of machines. They had to understand that even machines need to be filled with fuel.
