Dr. Arshad Ashraf
Arshad Ashraf is a physician in India.
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Working in the ICU is one of the toughest experiences for a new budding doctor. It's rare to find a patient who can talk. Most lie unconscious, connected to ventilators and machines that hum and beep around the clock. They…
Working in the ICU is one of the toughest experiences for a new budding doctor. It’s rare to find a patient who can talk. Most lie unconscious, connected to ventilators and machines that hum and beep around the clock. They exist in a space between life and death, and every day we witness some of them take their final breath.
That’s why I was surprised (and honestly, a little delighted) when …
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Losing a patient who only ever asked for a newspaper
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Anyone close to me knows orthopedics has never been my cup of tea. I rarely studied it properly; somehow, my enthusiasm always remained low. No offence to the subject, but maybe it started the day I saw my best friend's…
Anyone close to me knows orthopedics has never been my cup of tea. I rarely studied it properly; somehow, my enthusiasm always remained low. No offence to the subject, but maybe it started the day I saw my best friend’s forearm break. Fractures have always made me uncomfortable. During one of our postings, we were asked to do a case presentation. A patient was assigned to us, and it happened …
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A lesson in empathy from a young patient
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