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During the pandemic, doctors have to guide the public through the concept of risk

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Going through medical training is an introduction to risk. My first real risk experience happened on a third-year medical rotation where I was following a gastrointestinal (GI) specialist. We were called to a code of a young man with AIDS…

Going through medical training is an introduction to risk. My first real risk experience happened on a third-year medical rotation where I was following a gastrointestinal (GI) specialist. We were called to a code of a young man with AIDS and esophageal varices who was experiencing a massive GI bleed. The gastroenterologist was tasked with trying to band the bleeding varices while a code was being performed. Imagine

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During the pandemic, doctors have to guide the public through the concept of risk